10. No matter how frequently　 _______ , the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world.

A. performed 　　　 　　B.　 performing

C.　 to be performed 　D.　 being performed

9. After　 he retired from office, Jason　 _______ fishing for a while, but soon lost interest.

A.　 took up　　 B.　 took on

C.　 took in 　　　　 　D.　 took off

8. His health　 _______　 under the pressure of work and he had to stay in hospital for a month.

A.　 broke up　 B.　 broke away　　

C.　 broke out　 　D.　 broke down

7.　 _______can you expect to get a pay rise.　

A. With hard work

B. Although work hard

C. Only with hard work

D. Now that he works hard

6. As we know, a person’s memory　 will 　_______ as he grows older.

A. refuse　　 　B.　 decline

C. decrease　 　D.　 fall

5. The teacher thought Tom was dropping his head low reading the text, _______ ,　 in fact he was sleeping.

A. while　 　　　 　B.　 when　　　

C.　 where　　　 D.　 since

4. -You are late.　 You have missed the most interesting part.

-Oh. _______ !

A.　 What a shame 　　　 B.　 Sorry to hear that

C.　 That’s all right　　　 D.　 Nothing important

3. The Red Cross is　 　_______ to everyone to donate as much as possible to the quake?stricken area.　

A. asking　　　 　　B.　 appealing

C.　 declaring 　 　D.　 announcing

2. It is not appropriate for parents to　 _______　 especially when their children are young.

A.　 make a promise　 B.　 break their promise　

C.　 keep a promise 　D.　 carry out a promise