In the big earthquake all their houses were ______, so they had to build new ones.

   A. hurt         B. harmed         C. injured         D. destroyed

 Don’t waste your words any more; she is as ______ as a mule (騾子) and no one can persuade her.

A. reliable        B. stubborn       C. determined       D. tired

 She insisted that she ______ not guilty, but we insisted that she ______ into prison.

A. was; be put                       B. be; was put   

C. should be; was put                  D. was; should put

 She would never ______ to the unreasonable requirements of her manager. [ A. give up       B. give in       C. give off        D. give away

 The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

A. were; was      B. was; was    C. was; were      D. were; were

 He asked, “How are you getting along?”

----He asked ______.

A. how am I getting along                B. how I was getting along        

C. how are you getting along              D. how was I getting along

 I asked my boss for a month’s holiday and, ______, she agreed.

A. believing or not                 B. that is to say

C. believe it or not                   D. to believe it or not

 Rescuers are ______ for the safety of the two men trapped in the mine.

   A. grateful       B. concerned      C. extreme      D. frightened

 --- How many times have you been to China?

--- In fact, it is the first time that I ______ here.

A. was                B. am                   C. had been                D. have been

 Please ______ the numbers and I’m sure they will ______ more than 1, 000

A. add up; add to                                B. add up; add up      

C. add up; add up to                                D. add to; add up