It was the middle of the night __ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A. that        B.  as     C.  which       D. when

He is thought ___foolishly .Now he has no one but himself to blame for losing the job.

A. to act         B.  to have acted     C.   acting      D. having acted

It is unbelievable that Mr. Lucas leads a simple life __his great wealth.

A. without        B.  despite    C.  in       D. to

---When shall I call, in the morning or afternoon?

----___. I’ll be in all day.

A. Any  B. None  C. Neither  D. Either

___nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.

A. Having spent          B.  To spent     C. Spent        D. To have spent

Life is unpredictable; even the poorest __become the richest.

A. shall         B.   must    C.   need     D. might

I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to _________-me.

A. convince       B.  inform    C.   guarantee      D. refuse

Among the many dangers_________-- sailors have to face, probably the greatest of all is fog.

A. which         B. what      C. where       D. when

Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ___some serious work.

A. come up with        B.  get down to     C.  do away with       D. live up to

When it comes to __ in public, no one can match him.

A.  speak        B.  speaking     C. being spoken        D. be spoken