Just be a little ________．We are looking into the matter and you’ll get what you want to know later．

serious

patient

strict

nervous

With the farmer ________ the way, we got to the village before dark．

leads

led

having led

leading

The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ________ in the newspaper．

it

that

one

the one

The enlarged school campus is ________ the old one．

as three times big as

three times as big as

bigger three times than

as big as three times

Hurry up！The train ________．You know it ________ at 8：30 am．

leaves; leaves

is leaving; leaves

leaves; is leaving

is leaving; is leaving

What ________ great fun it is to play ________ basketball after school．

a;/

a; the

/;/

/; the

The English of 500 years ago was very different from the English of today．Over time, some words and expressions even ________ completely．

come to an end

come into being

break up

die out

Ms．Barbara showed ________ patience, kindness and gentleness to us, though many of us were very naughty and troublesome．

extreme

determined

generous

frequent

Smith has made a fortune this year, but I will say, he is a little too ________ for he won’t make a donation to the survivors in the disaster．

reliable

mean

selfless

devoted

Every time I went to see him I prepared some presents but every time he ignored them, without giving me anything ________．

in cash

in relief

in charge

in return