—He's very hard­working.

—________，but I still don't think he's the right man for the job.

A．It's a good idea  B．No problem

C．That's true  D．I'm sorry

On his way to the airport，it________him all of a sudden that he had forgotten his passport.

A．hit  B．knocked

C．occurred  D．beat

He failed the mid­term examination and only then________how much time he had wasted.

A．he realized  B．did he realize

C．he had realized  D．had he realized

It is the farmers who provide us with food，yet they are ________ by some citizens.

A．looked forward to  B．looked down upon

C．looked back upon  D．looked up to

The shop owner will get all these goods ordered ________ to the customers today.

A．to deliver  B．delivering

C．deliver  D．delivered

The man was observed ________ into the house and help himself to what he liked before the owner came back.

A．slip  B．to slip  C．slipping  D．slipped

In 1863, President Lincoln issued a declaration calling for the last Thursday of November________ as a day of Thanksgiving.

A．being observed  B．observed

C．observing  D．to be observed

—It's a good idea. But who is going to________the plan?

—I think Tom and Greg will.

A．set aside  B．carry out

C．take in  D．get through

Although the used car seems in good ________， it cannot run too fast.

A．state  B．situation  C．occasion  D．condition

They would rather spend time________than________in the street.

A．read; wander  B．read; wandering

C．in reading; to wander  D．reading; wander