63. - Why do you want the book so much?

　　 - ____, sir.

　　 A. Studying　　　　　 B. Studied　　　　　 C. Studies　　　　　 D. To study

62. - I hate talking with that guy. Look, he is coming. What should I do?

　　 - Don’t speak until ____.

　　 A. speaking　　　　　 B. spoken to　　　　　 C. spoken　　　　　 D. speaking to

61. I hear Mr. Smith was writing a story last year and he still ____.

　　 A. do　　　　　　　　 B. does　　　　　　 C. is　　　　　　　 D. am

60. - Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday?

　　 - Well, I ____, but I forgot it.

　　 A. should　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　 C. should have　　　　 D. must have

59. The big earthquake is reported to have ____ more than 4,000 people homeless.

　　 A. remained　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　 D. left

58. You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but ____, it is fairly good.

　　 A. on the whole　　　　　　　　 B. generally speaking 　　 C. above all　　　　　　　　　　 D. on one hand

57. - Would you like to go to the cinema with me this evening?

　　 - I’d like to, but I won’t be free tonight. Let’s make ____ some other day.

　　 A. it　　　　　　 B. them　　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　　 D. this

56. When I was in danger, a bright idea suddenly ____ to me.

　　 A. happened　　　　 B. hit　　　　　　　 C. struck　　　　 D. occurred

55. Help has already come from them, but the aid is ____ near what we expected.

　　 A. everywhere　　　　　 B. somewhere　　　　 C. anywhere　　　　　 D. nowhere

54. Although we hadn’t met for twenty years, I recognized him ____ I saw him.

　　 A. the moment　　　　　　　　　 B. one moment　 　　 　　 C. by the moment　　　　　　　 D. for the moment