He told me most of the facts of the affair, but I’m sure he’s still ________ some important information．

A．taken back

B．put back

C．held back

D．held out

Suddenly, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ________ it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr．Fleagle, my composition teacher．

A．settle

B．put

C．take

D．let

We rushed out of the shop in chase of the thief, but he had ________ into the crowd．

A．escaped

B．dissolved

C．lost

D．vanished

Careful studies have pointed out that as many as 50 percent patients do not take drugs as ________．

A．directed

B．expected

C．announced

D．followed

Generally speaking, when taken according to the ________, the drug has no side effect．

A．directions

B．instructs

C．introductions

D．explanations

The weather turned out to be fine yesterday．I _________ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me．

A．should have taken

B．could have taken

C．needn’t have taken

D．mustn’t have taken

I wouldn’t speak to him, _________ trust him and lend him some money．

A．let alone

B．let out

C．leave alone

D．leave out

Here you are, Tommy．You _________ to take it．I was going to send it to you．

A．don’t need to come

B．didn’t need to come

C．needn’t have come

D．needn’t come

My TV had just been repaired, so I _________ to the pub to watch the World Cup final match last night．

A．needn’t have gone

B．didn’t need to go

C．needn’t have gone

D．mustn’t have gone

As some farmers said, the mermaid(美人鱼)was last seen _________ off the coast towards evening yesterday．

A．to play

B．playing

C．to be playing

D．played