Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________. 

A. intention    B. attempt C. purpose    D. desire

As _____ writer, he was _____ complete failure.

A. a, a     B. a, the C. 不填，不填       D. a, 不填

—How does the plan ________ you?—Particularly good.

A. find 　     B. think 　  C. strike 　　        D. hit

On Sunday Jane has nothing to do but watch TV to ________ her time.

A. save    B. cost  C. spare   D. kill

Don’t go to _____ places where there is no fresh air.

A. such   B. so  C. those      D. which

—Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank?

—No, he _______ in the other direction.

A. was looking       B. had looked    C. looked  D. is looking

I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.

A. noticing     B. running   C. watching     D. glancing

“Why didn’t she come to the meeting yesterday?” “I’m not so sure. She ______ ill.”

A. should be   B. should have been  C. must be  D. might have been

The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to ______ trouble.

A. hold back from  B. keep out of   C. break away from D. get rid of

. He will pass two milestones ________, that is, he will receive his master’s degree and find a challenging job.

A. long ago    B. not long ago C. before long      D. long before