Mr Smith,       of the      speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring     B. tiring; bored

C. tired; bored      D. tiring; boring

—Mary told me she would      computer studies.

   —Really? I’ll try my best to ask her to     such foolish ideas.

A. pick up; give up     B. put away; give up

C. give up; put away   D. give up; pick up

Jane’s pale face suggested that she      ill, and her parents suggested that she      medical examination.

A. be; should have       B. was; have

C. should be; have       D. was; has

The apple trees have lots of big apples ________ them. And some birds are singing ________ the trees.

A. in; on   B. at; in    C. on; in   D. with; through

________ I had walked for six hours, I was tired out.

A. After    B. Before C. When   D. As

Information technology is taught in most schools, ________ we have entered the information society.

A. so         B. while    C. still       D. for

“Have you ever eaten snails?” “No, and I hope I ________.”

A. will never     B. never will     C. have never  D. never have

─What are you reading, Jane?

─Some books on ________ education, I’m now interested in ________ education of young people.

A. an; the          B. /; the   C. the; an          D. an；/

—How did you get in touch with the travel agent, Robin?

—Oh, that’s easy. I surfed the Internet and then called one ________ the telephone

number is provided.

A. which   B. in which  C. of which D. whose

—Why were you not at the concert?

       —I________ a close game between two European football teams.

A．watched        B．had watched    C．was watching  D．have been watching