To his surprise, his new play well ____ by the public in China, met a cold welcome abroad.

A. received   B. accepted   C. accepting D. receiving

The music he is playing sounds_____.

A. nicely   B. sweetly   C. lively    D. pleasantly

Caunen Ferreira ______ up hope of finding her pet parrot, Raquel, who ______ from the back garden of her house two years ago.

       A. has given; was disappeared              B. has given; had disappeared

       C. had given; was disappeared             D. has given; disappeared

―Twenty dollars, please!

   ― How terrible!―I ________ to bring my wallet with me.

              A. was forgetting                               B. forgot

C. had forgotten                                 D. am forgetting

—Look! Someone has spilt coffee on the carpet.

   —Well, it ________ me.

     A. isn’t                                    B. wasn’t

C. hasn’t been                               D. hadn’t been

Let’s put off the picnic until next week, _____ the weather may be better.

       A. then                                              B. if

C. as                                                 D. when

You can make a _______ on your insurance policy for your loss in the fire.

       A. claim                                            B. decision

C. mind                                             D. change

Don’t turn round. Go ______ this street till you see the school.

     A. down                                       B. to

C. straightly                                    D. straight

— Were you worried about him last night?

　　　　— Yes. It was ________.

　　A. until he returned that I went to bed

　　B. until be returned that l slept well

　　C. not until he returned that I went to bed

　　D. not until did he return that I went to sleep

　Most museums are just for looking. But today some of them have things for you to touch. The signs say, "________!"

　　A. Be touching　 B. To touch　　　 C. Do touch　　　 D. No touch