I just stood there, ________　the notes in my hand, _________.

      A. holding, surprised   B. holding, surprising

      C. held, surprised       D. held, surprising

He seemed to be ______ with the people behind the bar, for they chatted merrily just now.

　 A. on good terms B. in terms of　

C. in the long term　　　　　 D. in his term

 Jane helped me with my work last week when I asked for leave. ______, I’ll invite her to have dinner with me.

       A. In return           B. In turn              C. In time              D. In vain

---- Watch your little girl _____!

---- Oh, my God! She is standing too ______ to the fire.

　 A. closely, closely　 　 　　　　　　 B. close, closely

C. closely, close　 　　　　　　　　　 D. close, close

 Though ______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

      A. lacked              B. lack        C. lacking         D. lacked in

Don’t stop ______ you meet with a word you don’t understand.

　 A. at the time　　　 　　　　　 B. every time

C. by the time　　 　　　　　 D. sometimes

 One of the safety measures says, “Training by yourself in a gym can be ______.”

       A. in danger                  B. danger

       C. high dangerous         D. highly dangerous

 We discouraged him ______ giving up his job; however, he just treated what we said ______ a joke.

       A. in; to          B. in; as          C. from; to     D. from; as

 The computer system _____ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.

       A. broke down       B. broke out           C. broke up    D. broke in

 It was unwise of you to ______ such an obvious excuse for your absence from school yesterday.

       A. make up     B. make for           C. make out           D. make off