_________ New Year’s Day around the corner, all the salesmen were trying hard to talk customers_________ buying their goods.

  A. On,  for       B. With,  into    C. In,  about      D. At,  on

 Mrs Brown always takes things _________ too seriously, which makes the people around her uneasy.

  A. rather          B. quite             C. fairly          D. more

 The man fell , his hand still ___________.

  A. rose            B. raised            C. risen          D. raising

 --- What about going abroad for a job?

   --- I don’t think going abroad ____________ me.

  A. suits           B. suits for          C. fits            D. fits for

 Hearing his words, she left rather than _________ behind.

  A. stay            B. stayed          C. to stay           D. staying

 --- Have you ever been to Tibet?

 --- Yes. I ____________ there three times in the year 2008.

  A. went           B. have gone       C. have been        D. had been

 What if you come across a situation____________ no one but you are alone on a lonely island?

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

 ________________ for their wedding, they haven’t had a rest for several weeks.

  A. Devoted to preparing                 B. Devoted to prepare

  A. Devoting to prepare                  D. Devoting to preparing

 ____________ a flat in Qingdao, he also has a house in Beijing.

  A. As well as     B. As long as     C. As far as         D. As good as

 ---How about inviting Jim to come to our party?

   --- ______________  His coming will add to our pleasure.

  A. No wonder.   B. Why not?       C. All right?        D. No doubt.