56. He said under his breath that he would keep the secret. The underlined part means _____.

A.loudly                    B. shyly                     C. politely                 D. in a low voice

36. --- How did you enjoy the ball last night?

--- Very much.

The underlined word means _____.

A.a basketball               B. a ball-pen                 C. a party                            D. a dance

16. As a work of ____ , we can't judge its value by appearances.

A.art                            B. arts                          C. the art                      D. the arts

196. ______ other good students, the teacher thinks, Alice is _____ student.

  A. Compared with; a most satisfied         

B. Compared to; the most satisfied

  C. Compared with; a most satisfying       

D. Comparing to; the most satisfying

176. --- I didn’t know you were good friends.

--- You ______. I have known her since she moved here. You were studying aboard then.

  A. may have              B. needn’t have             C. wouldn’t have           D. must have

156. As is known to all, hard work will _____ in time.

  A. pay out          B. pay back           C. pay up              D. pay off

136. ---I’ll thank you ______ my affairs _______.

--- I will. It’s none of my business.

A. for leaving; out         B. to leave; alone    

C. for leaving; alone        D. to leave; out

116.--I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends.

   -- _________. If only Susan had the same idea.

  A. My pleasure.         B. It’s a pleasure.          C. By no means             D. By all means

96. Sometimes an empty box is fun to a child. That’s because the box can become ______ a child imagines _____ to be.

  A. anything; one        B. something; one        

C. everything; it            D. anything; it

76. All flights _______ called off because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.

  A. were             B. had been           C. being         D. having been