The brave man died,________ his young wife nothing but a________ cottage.

A. left; breaking    B. leaving; broken        C. left; broken       D. to leave; breaking

You can close your umbrella. The rain seems _______.

　　A.stopping            B.to stop               C.to have stopped         D.having stopped

 — Be careful, Bill! You are being followed.

   — Where is the man ______ me?

  A. to follow             B. being followed by   C. following            D. following to

I had to shout to make myself _______ above the noise.　

　A. heard　                B. hearing　                     C. heard　                 D. to hear

The library's study room is full of students _______ for the exam.

　A. busily prepared　 B. busy preparing　       C. busyly prepare 　     D. are busily preparing

We're _______ to listen to her _______ voice. It's _______ to hear her sing.

A. pleased; pleasing; pleasure　                           B. pleased; pleasant; a pleasure

　 C. pleasing; pleased; a pleasure　                    D. pleasing; pleasant; pleasure

   to what you think, our TV program has been enjoyed by a large audience.

A. Intensive     B. Contrary           C. Fortunate          D. Objective

As director of the company, I can’ t   three weeks away from work.

A. carry     B. cost     C. afford     D. pay

If people keep polluting the rivers, no fish there will survive ___.

A. at all cost    B. for a long while        C. in the long run   D. by no means

. He tried to join the Army but was ____ because of poor health.

A. turned down       B. turned back       C. turned over        D. turned against