I _____ all the cooking for my family, but recently I’ve been too busy to do it．

A．will do          B．do            C．a(chǎn)m doing           D．had done

I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else．_____，I was wasting my time．

A．In a word           B．In other words          C．In one word       D．In short

---Are you still very busy?

---Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．

A．have just finished                                       B．a(chǎn)m just finishing

C．had just finished                                         D．a(chǎn)m just going to finish

I’d like ___ on a trip to Tibet while he prefers ___ to Guilin．

A．to take; to go                                            B．to be taken; to go 

C．to take; going                                            D．to be taken; to be going

As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ____ from you now and then, _____ me how everyone is getting along．

A．hearing; tell                                               B．to hear; tell

C．hearing; telling                                          D．to hear; to tell

You must do your homework now; you ___ basketball all the evening．

A．have been playing            B．play        C．a(chǎn)re playing              D．played

---Did your car break down again this morning?

---Yes．That’s ____ I was late．

A．why          B．because             C．how           D．for

The roads are crowded _____ walking is quicker than driving．

A．in order that         B．so that          C．so as to         D．in order to

---Would you mind me opening that door?

---_____ , but it’s not allowed．

A．Yes, I do           B．Of course．       C．Not at all．         D．I’m sorry．

She said the fun of reading books was different from ___ of any other kind．

A．one           B．that             C．it            D．those