--Excuse me, sir ______

--I’d like a beer and beef steak.

A. what do you want?            B. may I take your order now?

C. this table is reserved.           D. I would like to serve you.

 An ideal job should be one that ______ what you are good at with what you are interested in.

A. combines    B. connects       C. relates         D. joins

 Which do you enjoy _____ the coming weekend, picnicking or a visit to Shanghai World Expo?

   A. to spend      B. to spending     C. spending      D. on spending

 The child said that he had _____ the pen on the desk, but I thought he ____ to me.

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

 Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.

A. is           B. are          C. has           D. have

 --Are you satisfied with his reply?

  --Not at all. It couldn’t have been ______ .

   A. any worse    B. so bad        C. much better   D. the worst

 As a result of the snowstorm, the village was ____ from the outside world for more than a week.

A. cut down     B. cut off       C. cut out        D. cut up

 Jimmy is a true hero, ______ always thinks more of others than of himself.

A. he who       B. whom       C. one who      D. who he

 Tens of thousands of people starved to _____ when the two countries were at war.

A. die          B. death        C. dead         D. dying

 ______ many people’s expectation, he was defeated in the first round.

A. In stead of    B. In spite of    C. Contrary to    D. On account of