No matter how _________, it is not necessarily lifeless．

A．a desert may be dry

B．dry a desert may be

C．may a desert be dry

D．dry may a desert be

You are old enough to _________ your own living．

A．win

B．gain

C．take

D．earn

Twenty students want to attend the class that aims to teach _________ to read first．

A．what

B．who

C．how

D．why

What are you doing out of bed, Tom? You're _________ to be asleep．

A．supposed

B．known

C．thought

D．considered

If you _________ go, at least wait until the storm is over．

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．will

We _________ last night, but we went to the concert instead．

A．must have studied

B．might study

C．should have studied

D．would study

If you ________ faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price．

A．come across

B．care about

C．look for

D．focus upon

His writing is so confusing that it’s difficult to make out ________ it is he is trying to express．

A．that

B．how

C．who

D．what

________, I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end．

A．Hopefully

B．Normally

C．Thankfully

D．Conveniently

Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ________ into small pieces．

A．break

B．breaking

C．broken

D．to break