The teacher demanded that the books ______ to the school library in five days.
A. should return B. return C. were returned D. be returned
—Do you have any room ______?
—Sorry, we’re fully booked tonight.
A. comfortable B. present C. available D. essential
When the manager ______ her, the girl didn’t even look up.
A. went through B. passed by C. put down D. took out
It was your decision rather than ours that ______ his being involved in the matter.
A. resulted from B. lay in C. brought in D. led to
—Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?
—To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we ________ on this problem, trying to improve the situation .
A. worked B. had worked C. are working D. had been working
Who Cares
Caro was blue that day. He was quietly seated in a chair, hesitating over whether to attend the ________ of his teacher in college or not. Staring at his graduation photo, he was lost in his memories of the past.
Ten years ago, Caro was glad to be chosen to give a speech at the graduation ceremony. That day he stepped up to the stage ________ and reached into his right pocket for the draft. ________, nothing was there. He tried hard to ________ for what was written in the draft. However, what he got was only sweat all over. He felt so embarrassed and ashamed that he ________ right away.
During the ten years ________ that speech, Caro still could not ________ off that horrible memory. ________, he didn’t keep in touch with any classmates.
“Honey, you should go,” his wife suggested.
_____ by his wife, Caro opened his eyes and said ________, as if he was________ in a difficult situation, “ OK, I will go.”
It was a cloudy day when the funeral was held.
Some of Caro’s classmates ________ around him eagerly after the service. Most of them complained of his________.
“Caro!” the monitor ________. “How are you? I’m sorry that in the last ceremony, I was too involved in those conversations to listen to your speech carefully.”
“What? You guys couldn’t hear what I was saying?” Caro could not believe that.
“Of course, everybody was ________ about chatting and couldn’t focus on ________ at that moment,” his monitor said.
Caro’s mind went ________. The rain ________ his face. A few minutes later, Caro recovered and breathed a sigh of ________, and smiled back at his classmates. It was he himself who cared too much for too long. Sometimes things don’t turn ________ to be what we thought. Just let bygones be bygones.
1.A. wedding B. party C. funeral D. lecture
2.A. in high spirits B. in no mood C. in astonishment D. in confusion
3.A. Amazingly B. Curiously C. Unexpectedly D. Encouragingly
4.A. search B. discover C. look D. read
5.A. stood B. remained C. prayed D. escaped
6.A. before B. after C. until D. over
7.A. shake B. remove C. get D. turn
8.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile
9.A. Announced B. Annoyed C. Inspired D. Interrupted
10.A. unwillingly B. happily C. repeatedly D. determinedly
11.A. struck B. stuck C. set D. buried
12.A. crawled B. walked C. grouped D. greeted
13.A. silence B. absence C. retirement D. disappearance
14.A. cut in B. brought in C. took in D. set in
15.A. devoted B. addicted C. excited D. worried
16.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
17.A. peaceful B. blank C. shameful D. unbelievable
18.A. fell B. wiped C. kissed D. sensed
19.A. impatience B. tiredness C. anger D. relief
20.A. in B. out C. over D. off
