It can be a ________ thing that the telephone rings at midnight．

A．anxious

B．worried

C．scary

D．terrified

The Red Cross called on all the people in the nearby the village to ________ their unwanted belongings to help the sufferers from the floods．

A．concentrate

B．donate

C．present

D．award

What a strange man!He loves his wife, but ________ he often beats her．

A．at a time

B．at one time

C．at times

D．at the same time

－I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke．I was very tired．

－There is no ________ for this while you are on duty．

A．reason

B．excuse

C．cause

D．explanation

The young man insisted that he ________ not ill and he ________ replaced for the work．

A．was; not be

B．should be; shouldn’t be

C．should be; must not be

D．/; not be

As your instructor advised，you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into．

A．precious

B．worth

C．worthy

D．valuable

－The newly-built shopping center ________ very popular．

－Yes．But that’s quite different from what I expected．For，you know，there are so many shopping centers there．

A．shows

B．proves

C．makes

D．looks

We saw several natives advancing towards our party, and one of them came up to us ________, we gave some bells and glasses．

A．to which

B．to whom

C．with whom

D．with which

This is the village ________ I used to spend my childhood with my friends in．

A．which

B．where

C．there

D．what

－Has Jane arrived yet?

－No，she ________ an hour ago．

A．supposed to come

B．must have come

C．should come

D．ought to have come