You can close your umbrella. The rain seems _______.

　　A. stopping        B. to stop      C. to have stopped        D. having stopped

I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _____ to it.

　 A. connected　 B. fastened　 C. bound　 D. stuck

— What’s wrong with your mobile phone? I can’t get through.

— Oh my line was cut off because I ______ my bill.

A. haven’t paid　 B. hadn’t paid　　 C. wasn’t paying　　　 D. don’t pay

I have decided to ____ a course in computer in the evening school so that I can improve my ability in my work.

A. take up　　 　 B. pick up

C. do up　　　 　 D. turn up

Many coats in this shop are sold at a d_______ of 25%.

The girl wrote a composition without ___.
A. ask B. asking C. being asked D. to be asked

---How is everything going on with you in Italy?

　 ---Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, _________.

　 A. though　　　 　　 B. instead　　 　　 C. either　　 　　　 D. too

He doesn’t speak English as often_____.

A. like others 　　B. than others　　 C. as others　　 D. that others

_____ along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.

 　 A. Driving　 　　　 B. I was driving　   

C. Having driven　　　 D. When I was driving

—Honey, let’s go out for dinner.

—________ I don’t have to cook.

A. Forgot it!　　　 B. That’s great!　 C. Why?　　　　　　 D. Go ahead!