It was ________ late to catch a bus after the party; therefore we called a taxi．

A．too very

B．much too

C．too much

D．far

Will you fetch me a ________ of today’s evening paper in a minute?

A．series

B．set

C．couple

D．copy

Whenever he was asked why he was late for class, he would answer carelessly, always ________ the same thing．

A．saying

B．said

C．to say

D．having said

－Why didn’t you go to watch the football match?

－I had a headache, ________, the ticket was too expensive for me to afford．

A．besides

B．instead

C．except

D．as well

－Why don’t you take your daughter there?

－________．

A．She is naughty

B．She is ill

C．That’s all right

D．Good idea

－Do you really want to go and leave me here alone?

－Don’t take it seriously；I ________．

A．only joked

B．was only joking

C．had only joked

D．only jokes

－I wonder why there are so many mistakes in my writing, sir．

－You should pay more ________ to your grammar．

A．notice

B．heart

C．mind

D．attention

Our library has been ________ a great many new books by the government．

A．offered

B．provided

C．supplied

D．equipped

Tonny enjoys making friends, ________．

A．whether boys or girls

B．neither boys nor girls

C．either boys or girls

D．not only boys but also girls

－Have you inform Tony ________ the meeting time?

－No, I’ll tell him about it ________ he comes back．

A．/；immediately

B．of；immediately

C．of；at the moment

D．/；as soon