Mr Smith, there’s a man at the front door who says he has news _________ vital importance.

A. of                          B. with                                 C. in                                  D. from 

 Life is not always that smooth and I hope you can force a laugh _________ pain.

A. due to           B. in spite of          C. aimed at          D. accustomed to

 I would appreciate _________ if you could come to my birthday party.

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

 ---How do you find Qingdao, Mary?

   --- It’s a beautiful seaside city. I have _________ it for my next holiday.

A. decided on        B. held on           C. tried on          D. carried on

 _________ has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.

A. As                       B. It                C. That           D. What

 Thank you very much. But for you, I _________ in the fight yesterday.

A. would have been died                  B. would have been killed

C. should die                            D. would have killed

 In those days, our _________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. normal           B. constant          C. permanent        D. primary

 You said you live in South China; could you please be a bit more _________?

A. particular         B. specific          C. typical           D. automatic

---I know this is the latest type but it’s second hand. $40 ----that’s my last offer.

   --- OK. It’s a(an) _________.

A. business          B. trade            C. agreement       D. deal

Professor Li, who I _________ abroad, still teaches in Peking University.

   A. think went        B. think to have gone  C. thought went    D. thought had gone