If it were not for the fact that you _______ sing, I would invite you to the party.

A. couldn’t　 B. shouldn’t　 C. can’t　　　　 D. might not

John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ____ by a heavy storm.

　 A. kept　 B. stopped　 C. slowed　 D. delayed

The boy was not allowed ______ his brother’s bike.

A. to use 　 B. using　 C. use 　 D. used

The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than ____ in the newspaper.

A. it　　　　　　　 B. those　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　 D. that

____ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

A、Taken B、Taking C、Being taken D、Having been taken

He is taller than he______.

A. used        　　B. used to be　　　　 C. used to      　　　 D. used to do

With the college entrance examination ________ near, both the parents and the students are more and more anxious.

A．draws B．drawn

C．drawing D．is drawing

____ him everywhere till I ____ him, but I didn’t ___ what he was doing yet.

　 A. looked for; found; find out　　　　　 B. looked for; find out; find

　 C. look; find; find out　　　　　　　 D. found; looked for; find out

Mr Johnson is my best friend，whose ________ I like best in him is his cheerfulness.

A．habit 　　　　　　　 B．manner

C．characteristic 　　　　　　 D．custom

We did not expect the plan we had made very carefully for them ______ so coldly.

A.refused　　　　　 B.to refuse　　　　 C.to be refused　　 D.refusing