They have been accepted to a university that is a _____ drive away from their town．

A．40 minutes              B．40 minutes’          C．40-minutes              D．40 minute

Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it        _____shopping and eating．

A．refers to            B．speaks of              C．focuses on        D．comes to

As your spoken English gets better, so_____ your written English．

A．will                 B．does                C．is               D．has 

Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend, _____ up in no time．

A．to stand           B．standing           C．stood             D．would stand

In a room above the store, where a party_____, some workers were busily setting the table．

A．was to be held        B．has been held      C．will be held         D．is being held

With all the magazines I needed _____ , I left the post office．

A．buying            B．to buy             C．bought             D．to be bought

_____ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided．

A． Having checked         B．Check            C．If you check          D．To check 

He did it_____ it took me．

A．one-third a time                         B．one-third time      

C．the one-third time                       D．one-third the time

When people talk about the cities of the U．S．, the first _____comes into their mind is New York．

A．city                B．one                 C．hat                   D．of them

_____, all this corporate generosity and apparent liberalization may conceal an attack on our freedom．

A．Cynical although it may sound                      B．As it may sound cynical

C．Sound cynical as it may                               D．Cynical as it may sound