American fathers ________ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment"．

A．were spending

B．spent

C．are spending

D．have spent

By making friends with the native speakers, one can ________ a lot of their language．

A．take up

B．set up

C．pick up

D．put up

For a long time, they walked without saying ________ word．Jim was the first to break ________ silence．

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; 不填

D．the; 不填

Mr．Black must be worried about something．You can ________ it from the look on his face．

A．reason

B．recognize

C．read

D．realize

I like swimming, while what my brother enjoys ________．

A．cooking

B．to cook

C．is cooking

D．cook

The students carrying books come in first, ________?

A．don't you

B．don't they

C．will they

D．will you

As we have much time left, let's discuss the matter ________ tea and cake．

A．over

B．with

C．by

D．at

Little Jim is going to spend his holiday in Paris, ________ lives his uncle．

A．which

B．who?

C．where

D．that?

I have no one ________ me, for I am a new comer here．

A．help

B．helping

C．to help

D．to have helped

________ different life today is ________ what it was 20 years ago．

A．How; from

B．What a; from

C．What; from

D．How; than