How about taking ___ short break? I want to make ___ call.

   A. the; a    B. a; the    C. the; the    D. a; a

We can’t ________ the car. There ________ something wrong with the engine.

A. drive; must be   B. start; must be.

C. start; has    D. begin; must have

I had to ______ because someone else wanted to use the phone.

A. give up      B. put up

C. hang up     D. ring up

Read the poem more slowly,with a slight __________ at the end of each line.

A.pause          B.stop            C.rest             D.space

In his speech the headmaster __________ to the great help the school received from the district government.

A.expressed           B.pointed              C.explained           D.referred

He __________ the workers together and spoke to them in the old hall of the farmhouse.

A.expected            B.collected            C.called          D.shouted

Our parents will show us a film projector for our party.Let’s sit __________ the table and have a look.

A.on              B.near            C.round          D.about

It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the __________ in language studies.

A.situation            B.condition            C.translation          D.expression

I must be getting fat—I can __________ do my trousers up.

A.fairly          B.hardly         C.nearly         D.seldom

The box of rubbers ____ white. 

A．is　                 B．a(chǎn)re　                C．be　                 D．were