It’s widely known that first aid is      important and you can save lives if the right action is taken.

   A. terribly B．hardly      C. scarcely      D．rarely

It has been laid down that each student must _____ a composition to the teacher once a week.

　　A. turn in  B. give up C. put forward D. bring out

The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

　　A. consequently    B. constantly

　　C. continuously    D. consistently

I'd like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

　　A. profit  B. benefit  C. advantage  D. interests

Paper making began in China and from there it _____ to North Africa and Europe.

　　A. sprang    B. spilled    C. carried    D. spread

Only when I left my parents for Italy      how much I loved them.

 A. I realized        B. I had realized

 C. had I realized     D. did I realize

—Have you seen Rose recently?

— No．It’s five years _____ I met her．

A．since       B．a(chǎn)fter      C．when      D．before

When he knocked at the door, my mother was busy ____ supper.

A. preparing for                                  B. in preparing

C. to prepare for                                 D. to prepare

He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

　　A. request    B. demand    C. inquiry    D. proposal

He's the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other men's wives.

　　A. paying  B. saying  C. expressing  D. showing