10. Before agriculture ________, people made their living by hunting wild animals and their life was _______ of nature.

　　 A. came into being; at the mercy　　　　　　　 B. was born; in the mercy

　　 C. began to exist; in danger　　　　　　　　　 D. appeared; with the mercy

9.　 Every time the father comes into his room, the boy pretends ______ earnestly.

A. reading　 　　　　　B. to be reading　 　　C. to be read　 　　　　D. to have read

8.　 When she was asked how she had managed to live _______ with the man she hated so much, she didn’t ______ to the question.

A. at peace; respond　 　　　　　　　　　　　B. in peace; answer　

C. with peace; make an answer 　　　　　　　D. in peace; respond

7.　 It is a pity that none of the ______ stopped ______ the poor man lying there, begging.

A. passer-bys; to help 　　　　　　　　　　　B. passers-by; helping

C. passer-bys; helping 　　　　　　　　　　　D. passers-by; to help

6.　 ---How are you getting on with Mary, your girl friend?

---_______.

A. Break up　　 　　　B. Broken up　 　　　　C. Break down　 　　D. Broken down

5.　 I’d like to have these documents _______ in a minute.

A. sorting out　 　　　　B. sorted out　 　　　　C. to be sorted out　 　　D. sort out

4.　 In big cities like London, Paris, New York, you can see street musicians _____ all kinds of music such as Rock’n’Roll, Jazz, the Blues in the streets.

A. perform　 　　　　B. make　　 　　　　　C. act　 　　　　　　　D. do

3.　 Her parents want her to ________ in a government office, saying that a _____ job means ______ income, but she thinks the other way around.

　　 A. employ; secure; secure　　　　　　　　 　　B. be employed; certain; certain

C. employ herself; sure; sure　　　　　　　 　　D. be employed; secure; secure

2.　 The visitors said that they had never dreamed ______ such a beautiful scenery.

A. there to be　 　　　B. of there to be　 　　C. of there being　 　　D. of being

1.　　　 His generosity _______ him the reputation of “The most generous man” in his area.

A. made　　 　　　　　B. earned　 　　　　　C. achieved　 　　　　　D. gave