Where on earth have you been? We    you back much earlier.

A. were expecting   B. are expecting   C. had expected  D. expect

Her face gave her    when she told a lie.

A. off   B. away  C. up   D. out

---Are you ready to leave?

   ---Almost, I’ll be ready to go just as soon as I    putting the clean dishes away.

A. get through  B. give up   C. carry out  D. set about

They always lay     a large supply of tinned food in winter in case they are snowed up.

A. out    B. off  C. in   D. with

For miles around me there is nothing but a desert, without a single plant of tree  .

A. in sight   B.  on the earth   C. at a distance   D. in a place

His success is     by talent as by energy.

A. not so much   B. so not much  C. much not so   D. so much not

To pay to see that movie will be foolish when you can see it on television for   .

A. everything    B. anything   C. something   D. nothing

Food and     are very important to us all.

A. clothes  B. cloth   C. clothing  D. dress

.When he was alive, the old scientist used to say that knowledge ＿＿＿＿from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work.

A.was coming B.had come

C.comes D.would come

Look at this ! I＿＿＿＿＿some magazines and＿＿＿＿＿＿this letter.

A.was looking through； found

B.am looking through； find

C.looked through； had found

D.had looked through； finding