---I’ve got tired of being a couch potato.

   ---__________. How about playing basketball outside?

  A. It’s up to you.                       B. You must be joking.

  C. I haven’t got that.                   D. Let’s find some of the action.

 The European Parliament has some control ______ what happens in each of the member countries.

A. in             B. beyond       C. over        D. under

 China came up to the sixth place in the world _____ economic aggregate(经济总量)。

  A. instead of         B. in favor of      C. in exchange for D. in terms of

 It’s unfair! You sit there, listening to me, _____ I stand here, teaching you.

  A. as                 B. when         C. while            D. since

 Only _____ our courage beats our fear ________________.

  A. when; can we succeed               B. if; we can succeed

  C. because; will we succeed           D. while; we’ll be able to succeed

 Three fourths of the surface of the earth ______ covered with water.

  A. are                B. is               C. will be          D. was

 We finally bought a house, _________ about seven feet by ten.

  A. measured       B. measuring        C. is measured      D. measures

 The US is ___ number 7, while the UK is _____ the 13^th position.

  A. on; in         B. in; at           C. at; in           D. of; on

 Why ______ we eat outside ______ we have so much delicious food at home?

  A. must; when     B. can; while       C. will; as         D. should; though

 We should follow the example of our parents, ______ more and taking less.

  A. hoping         B. doing       C. saying      D. giving