However hard I tried, his mind just ____ unchanged.

A. proved         B. stayed            C. got                D. grew

 I didn’t like ____ of the ties, so I left the shop.

A. all               B. either           C. none            D. both

 --- I hear Wang Peng has agreed to share the cost of repairing the car with Gao Jie.

--- ____ Who did he share the cost with?

A. Take care!        B. Why not?       C. Exactly.        D. Pardon?

 Two-thirds of his time ____ on chatting online, and one-third of his subjects ____ below the passing line.

A. is spent; are        B. spends; are     C. are spent; is      D. spend; are

 She insisted that she ___ the money and that she ___.

A. not steal , be set free                                B. not steal , was set free

C. didn’t steal , be set free                          D. didn’t steal , was set free

 Since it had been repainted, the house looked ____ brighter.

A. more              B. a lot of     C. quite             D. far

 Mike wanted to go swimming, but mother told him ____.

A. not to       B. didn’t        C. don’t                D. to not

 They talked and smiled as usual, ____ they had never quarreled with each other.

A. even though    B. because of         C. as though           D. as

 Don’t be upset. ____ time she will come to see you are sincere.

A. For           B. Over                C. At          D. On

 My company has decided to send me to work in Singapore, and I _____ next week.

A. have left        B. am leaving        C. leave            D. would leave