The police officers stood at either end of the highway, _________ Ray no chance of escape.

A. to give                            B. giving                       C. given                       D. gave

He devoted most of his time to his research, believing his hard work would ________ sooner or later.

A. put off                            B. take off                    C. come off                  D. pay off

--- Shall we walk around the park or go for a bike ride?

--- _________. They are both good activities to me .

A. Yes, I like them very much                                  B. It makes no difference to me

C. That’s all right                                                    D. I’d prefer a bike ride

He was puzzled by this phenomenon. He began to try every approach ________ the best way of working it out.

A. known to find                                              B. knowing to find

C. known finding                                             D. knowing finding

--- What bad luck that we _________ the football match in the last 3 minutes!

--- Especially when we _________ so hard in the past two months.

A. had lost; trained                                           B. were losing; had trained 

C. have lost; have trained                                  D. lost; have been training

If you stand where I am, you can get a much better _________ of the lake.

A. sight                    B. view                     C. scene                             D. scenery

Don’t worry, sir! All payments ________ be made by the end of the month.

A. ought                       B. shall                         C. can              D. must

It’s just ________ among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic Medal.

A. much as a competition                             B. as a much competition

C. as much a competition                             D. a competition as much

While these different forms of greetings and customs might seem strange to you, remember _________ you consider normal probably seems equally strange to others.

A. that                          B. what                        C. which                      D. when

--- How long ________ you ________ in Singapore?

--- For just the weekend. I’ll be back next Monday morning.

A. have; stayed             B. are; staying               C. did; stay            D. do; stay