________ the room, the nurse found the tape-recorder ________．

Entering; stealing

Entering; gone

To have entered; being stolen

Having entered; to be stolen

It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach．

near

upon

within

around

With so much noise of the traffic, I couldn’t ________ and do my research work．

put down

settle down

break down

take down

Zhang Yinying has trained continuously for six hours．________ that she is tired out．

There is no wonder

There is no chance

It is no wonder

It’s no doubt

He requested that all the soldiers ________ the news secret．

keep

kept

keeping

to keep

“Never ________ to hurt your feeling while I was expressing myself in the discussion．” Explained Jim．

I expected

expected I

had I expected

did I expect

The plan was in ________ just because people were unwilling to cooperate．

ruins

pieces

danger

trouble

At the foot of the mountain ________．

a village lie

lies a village

does a village

lying a village

－Hello, Paul, do you like to join us in playing football? We need one more person to ________ a team．

－Yes, I’d like to．

pick up

pick out

make up

make out

He has accepted the job because he likes challenge, and the chance of dealing with difficult problems ________ to him．

appeals

interests

deserves

encourages