—Why did you come a long way round?

　　—I was afraid ____ near the fierce dog because I was afraid ___.

　　A. of walking; to be bitten B. to walk; of being bitten

　　C. to walk; to be bitten D. of walking ; of being bitten

My brother ___ the Youth League this week.

A. joined　 　　　B. joins

C. took part in 　　D. joined in

I won’t waste any more of your v　　　　　　 time?

Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ________, too cold for us to live.

A. would be freezing cold　　 B. will be freezing coldly

C. would be frozen cold　　　 D. can freeze coldly

Which do you enjoy ____ your weekend, swimming or fishing?

A. spending　　　　　　　　 B. being spent

C. spend　　　　　　　　　　 D. to spend

______ made the teacher proud was __________ more than half of her students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What; because　 B. What; that　 　　C. That; what　 D. That; because

—Obama won the election. It’s amazing!

—Yes. But the result was within _____ we had expected, ____ brought great joy to many young people and the black.　

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

“I’m going to the post office.” “_______ you’re there, can you get me some stamps?”

A. As　　　　　　　　　　　 B. While

C. Because　　　　　　　　　 D. If

His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

A. explanation　　　　　　　 B. meaning

C. sense　　　　　　　　　　 D. guess