________ the rapid growth of short messages sent by mobile phones, the increasing number of criminal cases appeared through short messages.

A. For           B. By  C. As            D. With

I caught the last bus from town, but Harry came home___________ that night.

A. very late     B. even later    C. the same late   D. the last one

——Excuse me， ____________?    ——That's 110 yuan altogether， sir，

A. can I order， please                    B. could I have the bill， please

C. how much is the meal we've had     D. please count the money， will you

The biggest problem for most plants, which ___ just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.

A. shan’t   B. can’t

C. needn’t        D. mustn’t

—Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?

—Yes, he did. He __________ his old friends for a long time.

A. didn’t see   B. wouldn’t see

C. hasn’t seen D. hadn’t seen

—They all agree ________ George. Has the project been passed?

—Who ________ George can make the final decision?

A. except; except           B. except; besides

C. but; but                     D. besides; but

. The teacher __________ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn’t have wasted time on him, I suppose.

A. should       B. can

C. would D. must

--What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night?

   --I lost my way in complete darkness and, _________ things worse,it was pouring with rain.      

A. making        B. to make          C. having made       D. made

A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left ________.                                                       

A. unsatisfied     B. unsatisfying       C. to be unsatisfying    D. being unsatisfied

2As is known to us a11，success usually        diligence while lazines can

         failure

     A．results from；lie in    B．resuits in：lead to

     C．results in；lie in D．resuhs from：lead to