Be          - you can’t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.

A. reasonable          B. confident           C. creative             D. grateful

 A number of high buildings have arisen          there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

A. when                    B. where         C. before        D. until

 Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he          something instead of just talking.

   A. will do                 B. has done            C. do                     D. did

 He seems to be giving the impression that he didn’t enjoy himself in Paris. ________ he had a wonderful time.

     A. Above all             B. What’s more    C. As a result     D. On the contrary

 My brother would like to buy a good watch but ________ was available from that shop.  

A. nothing                B. none          C. no one        D. neither

       You had better ________ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.

A. set aside              B. take up              C. put away            D. give out

 China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from ________ in the South China Sea.

A. attacking                                          B. having attacked  

C. being attacked                                D. having been attacked

 You’d better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future ________.

     A. purpose               B. reference      C. progress       D. memory

 - Have you heard about that fire in the market?

- Yes, fortunately no one ________.

A. was hurt              B. hurt           C. has hurt            D. had been hurt

 The notice came around two in the afternoon ________ the meeting would be put off.

A. when                   B. whether             C. that                   D. how