If you see Jack please give my __________ to him for not having written to him.

   A. apology      B. excuse        C. message        D. theory

Do you think the plan _________ out as soon as possible?

A. should carry                    B. ought to be carried 

C. ought to have carried           D. ought to have been carried

— Why do you eat so little?

   — I’m _______ a diet to reduce some weight.

   A. in           B. on           C. with          D. under

Some policemen should be sent to _______ them _______ the animals.

   A. prevent; to kill               B. stop; killing

   C. keep; to kill                  D. keep; killing

After going into the concert hall, Tom _________ a friend and went over to greet her.

   A. searched     B. stared         C. spotted        D. admired

—What do you think of the play?

—Terrible! I’ve never seen _________ one. 

A. a worse      B. a bad         C. a better        D. the worst

Between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago, the earth became so ______ that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.

A. genuine      B. slight        C. solid          D. violent

_______ Japan’s nuclear crisis (核危机) will be solved in 2011 is not known yet.

A. That        B. If            C. Whether       D. What

Little Tommy was not willing to tell the teacher _______ he had done before.

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

The boy lying in the bed _______ to his friend that a cock _______ an egg yesterday.

   A. lay; lay      B. lay; lain      C. lied; laid       D. lied; lay