— Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.

— Why ___? John is sitting there doing nothing.

A.him B. he

C. I D. me

Patience is a kind of quality—and that is ____ what it takes to do anything well.

A. what B. which

C. that D. How

On the very first day of the war, the president _____ a state of emergency.

A. informed B. suffered

C. declared D. Confirmed

—Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success?

—Yes，__________ ！It couldn't be__________ .

A．relatively；better B．a(chǎn)pproximately；worse

C．a(chǎn)bsolutely；better D．fortunately；worse

George said that he would come to school to see me the other day, but he __________ .

A．wouldn’t B．didn’t

C．hasn’t D．hadn’t

—Do you know about the accident which happened in the center of the city?

—Yes. But it was some time we realized the truth.

A.before B．when

C．sinceD．Until

—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now?

—I am afraid you _______, in case he comes late for the meeting.

A.will B. must

C. may D. Can

He _____ to us that those eggs which were _____ on the table had been _____ by snakes.

A. lied; laying; lied B. lied; lying; lain

C. laid; laid; laid D. lied; lying; laid

The nurses are trying their best to reduce the patient's fear ____ he would die of the disease.

A. that        B. as      

C. of which    D. Which

The tomato juice left brown ________ on the front of my jacket.

A. spot B. point

C. track D. trace