It was a nice house, but ____ too small for a family of five.

A. rarely　　　　　 B. fairly　　　　 C. rather　　　　　　 D. pretty

—I telephoned him twice and I couldn’t get through to his home.

　 —I think the line might have been out of order, ________?

　 A．don’t you B．wasn’t it　 C．do you　　　 D．hadn’t it

Ten years had passed. I found she had _______.

A. a few white hairs                                  B. a little white hair

C. some white hair                                    D. more fifty hair

My friend and classmate Paul ________ horse-riding in his spare time.
 A. practice       B. practices  C. is practiced.     D. is practicing

Who can p　　　 what the human being will be like in thousands of years?

A series of stimulus policies and supportive measures taken by the government _____ to promote change in the economic environment in this area.

A. is expected　　 B. are expected　　 C. is expecting　　 D. are expecting

-----Don't put the waste on the ground.　　　　　　　　

------Oh, I'm very sorry. I ____ the dustbin there.

A. don't see　　　　 B. isn't seeing　　　 C. didn't see　　　 D. haven't seen

I ____ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn’t get away.

A、was planning　 B、planned C、had planned　 D、would plan

The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I _______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. should have taken 　　　　 B. could have taken

C. needn't have taken 　　　　D, mustn't have taken

—Do you think that housing price will keep ______ in the years to come?

　 —Sorry, I have no idea.

A. lifting up　　　 B. going up　　　　　 C. bringing up 　　　 D. growing up