Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

   A. take    B. hold    C. make    D. get

The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

   A. charged    B. accused    C. blamed    D. deprived

19. It was quite a long time _____I made it out what had happened.

A. after     B. before    C. when   D. since

19. It’s said that the old lady died ________.

 A. happily  B. happy  C. happiness  D. of happiness

20. —Got your driving license?

—No. I _____ too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week.

A. was    B. am      C. have been   D. had been

1. The traffic problem we are looking forward to seeing _____ should have attracted the local government’s attention.

 A. solving         B. solve         

C. to solve        D. solved

1. ---Why do you suggest Gulin?

---I believe_____ beauty of ____ nature there will make _____ excellent impression upon the tourists.

A. a, the, an    B. the, the, an     C. the, /, the     D. the, /, an

20. Fei Junlong’s wife and his child ________ to see him off before the launch, but they failed because of the rules.

A. hope  B. had hoped  C. have hoped  D. were hope

Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _____ the race even if he finishes last.

         A. keep on      B. keep to      C. stick out      D. stick to

The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.

         A. split      B. separate      C. tear     D. divide