This is ________ song I've told you about．Isn't it ________ beautiful one?

A．the; the

B．the; a

C．a; a

D．a; the

John was dismissed last week because of his ________ attitude towards his job．

A．informal

B．casual

C．determined

D．earnest

None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party．We thought he was still in hospital．

A．turn in

B．turn over

C．turn up

D．turn down

Distance learning is being ________ in several countries to help children in remote rural schools obtain better education．

A．attended

B．adopted

C．adapted

D．admitted

I have offered to paint the house ________ a week's accommodation．

A．in exchange for

B．with regard to

C．by means of

D．in place of

The famous singer Wangfei has two children, with another one ________．

A．in the way

B．in a way

C．by the way

D．on the way

It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ________ my friend．

A．give out

B．bring out

C．pick out

D．call out

The final score of the basketball match was 93-94．We were only ________ beaten．

A．nearly

B．slightly

C．lightly

D．narrowly

－Where do you ________ the writing paper?

－In that drawer．

A．keep

B．put

C．hold

D．place

The workers demonstrated and wanted more ________ in the running of the company．

A．minds

B．views

C．voice

D．opinion