1.Taiwan lies ______ the southern coast of China, and it’s really _____ island. Is that so?
A. in, a
B. in, an
C. on ,an
D. off ,an
2.Catching sight of her old friend Tom, Lucy _________for him to come over and sit in a seat next to her.
A. moved
B. swayed
C. signaled
D. twisted
3.All the problems______ as expected, the manager felt rather satisfied.
A. had been settled
B. being settled
C. settled
D. to settle
4.The ______ look on Miss Wang’s face suggested that she______ great danger.
A. worrying, is in
B. worried ,was in
C. worrying, was
D. worried, is with
5.It won't take long to _________the situation. But I need some more time before I come up with a plan to solve the problem.
A. sum up
B. size up C. figure out
D. wipe out
6. The way they talked ______ the problem seemed impossible.
A. about setting
B. to settle
C. of setting
D. about to settle
7.Tom woke up late and left home without breakfast, _________another long and boring day at school.
A. having anticipated B. anticipated
C. being anticipatedD. anticipating
8.During the war there was a severe food shortage. It was not unusual that even the well-to-do families had to _________meat for days.
A. do with
B. do without
C. turn away D. turn in
9.Is ______ at its best in spring?
A. nature B. the nature C. a nature
D. natures
10.To postpone _________the debt will ruin our business reputation.
A. paying
B. to pay
C. pay
D. paid
11.It's one thing to communicate with your friends on the phone, but it is quite another to _________a nice letter explainning the same ideas.
A. convey
B. distribute
C. inquire
D. compose
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