She found ________ boring to just stay at home as a housewife, so she made up her mind to find a job outside．

A．her

B．it

C．that

D．this

The fuel tank could blow up, but that' s a risk we' 11 have to ________ because, after all, there are 20 workers trapped there．

A．take

B．make

C．perform

D．have

Volunteers were asked to perform one of the two simple tasks,________ researchers constantly checked the process to see if the participants' minds were wandering．

A．which

B．during which

C．what

D．during them

Mr．White decided to give up after he failed in the driving test again, but on ________ second thought, he determined to try ________ third time．

A．/;a

B．the; the

C．the; a

D．a; the

Because of the great efforts of the staff, the incident turned out not to be as serious as we ________．

A．feared

B．would fear

C．were fearing

D．had feared

Personally,the boy in red is ________ but stupid; he is, in fact, rather talented and clever．

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything．

D．none

That is the third time John ________ the award in this field．

A．won

B．wins

C．has won

D．had won

The new supermarket announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day ________ get a big prize．

A．must

B．will

C．shall

D．need

Their bright eyes and smiling faces ________ that they were very excited．

A．afforded

B．conveyed

C．shaped

D．functioned

Tom read this poem; his voice was quiet but every word was ________．

A．distinct

B．acute

C．apparent

D．elegant