1.— Is Mr. Smith rich?
— Yes, very rich. When he worked in ________town, he earned a lot. Now he has a big farm in ________ country.
A. at; the
B. /; /
C. /; the
D. the; /
2.Ann was reading a detective novel, ________ completely to the outside world.
A. being lost
B. having lost
C. losing
D. lost
3.Fish have eyes and ________appears to be a nose, and they can hear, too.
A. that
B. which
C. it
D. what
4.The new government ________ the foreign - owned fields one after another.
A. took over
B. took out
C. took off
D. took on
5.The five firemen the director had________ the people in the fire were highly praised.
A. rescue
B. rescued
C. to rescue
D. had rescued
6.________ their son away to college, the old couple got more room in the house.
A. As
B. For
C. Through
D. With
7.You should always take into consideration the part a good way of learning will ________ in your studies.
A. give
B. make
C. play
D. teach
8.I asked him to show me the record that ________ the meeting, but he refused.
A. kept
B. was kept
C. was kept of
D. kept of
9.When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ____ it.?
A. got off
B. got across
?C. got away
D. got over?
10.The driver might have had an accident but he________ the car suddenly.
A. braked
B. would brake
C. had braked
D. forget
