8. 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

7. 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

6. 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

5. 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

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

---_______.

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

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

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

2. 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

1. 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

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