从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Mr. Wang was on duty yesterday afternoon, so he _____ for this accident.

A. is to answer          B. is about to answer  

C. is going to answer   D. will answer

2. That guy raised the stone high in the air, only _____ it on his own feet. 

A. dropping          B. to drop         

C. dropped       D. being dropped

3. I hadn't been in touch with my former classmate for several years. _____, he made a call to me the other day when I was at work.

A. Out of the blue  B. Out of the ordinary

C. Out of interest  D. Out of touch

4. -_____ you came across your former school friend? 

-The other day when I was on the bus home from work.

A. When it was that   B. When was it that    

C. When that it was      D. It was when that

5. The two heart-broken sisters cried their _____ out when they heard that their father had died in an accident. 

A. hearts B. eyes    C. lungs  D. tears

6. When they were told that all the tickets had been sold out, they stood there _____.

A. in surprise    B. in despair      

C. in amazement      D. in anger

7. The first thing we did in the country on the first day we arrived was _____ swimming with the local children.

A. have to go     B. have gone     

C. went                D. to go  

8. There were so many people in the supermarket that we had to _____ our way out. 

A. find B. pushC. feel D. fight

9. My son would love _____ to the cinema yesterday, but I didn't take him with me.

A. to be taken             B. being taken      

C. to have been taken D. having been taken

10. When this film was first showed in our city, so many people rushed to the cinema that the cinema was filled to _____.

A. top  B. crowdC. capacityD. space

11. Just at that time, a strange young man broke into our office, his hands _____ in his pockets. 

A. sticking B. stuck       

C. to stick             D. were stuck

12. -Can I use my credit card to pay for my purchase?

-I'm sorry but you'll have to pay in _____.

A. rush  B. cashC. noteD. bill

13. -That boy is too naughty.

-Yes. He _____ in class. He is really a troublemaker.

A. was always talking B. is always talked      

C. is always talkingD. always talked

14. _____ young in our village are now living _____ much more comfortable life than we did.

A. A; 不填B. The; the           

C. A; a         D. The; a

15. Early at the beginning of the year 2008, due to the heavy snowstorms, supplies of electricity got _____ in many places in southern provinces of China.

A. cut off               B. turned off  

C. given off       D. put off

16. Emergency line operators must always _____ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.

A. growB. appear C. becomeD. stay

17. In the end, that young man was _____ of all his properties and possessions because he had severely broken the law.

A. deprived B. robbed     

C. stolen        D. reminded

18. _____ you will get promoted in your position depends on your ability of doing your work and your devotion to your job. 

A. If     B. That   C. WhetherD. How

19. It is said that it will be difficult to get a ticket to the concert, so you'd better book one _____. 

A. in time              B. in advance        

C. in short      D. in turn

20. -How soon will you be able to get home? 

-Very soon. At this time tomorrow I _____ lunch together with my family. 

A. will have             B. am going to have      

C. am having           D. will be having

21. I didn't know much English and she was speaking so fast that I couldn't _____ what she was saying. 

A. carry out            B. figure out 

C. give out      D. pick out

22. -Why didn't you allow him to go hiking with you?

-_____ his age, we thought it better for him to stay behind. 

A. GivenB. To giveC. Give  D. Gave

23. According to the scientific research, the temperature in the polar areas will rise _____ one degree in the next few years. 

A. to   B. in        C. at        D. by

24. -How's that young man? 

-Oh, he is a very skilled programmer. You can never find _____ programmer in this company.

A. a more skilled      B. the more skilled     

C. a most skilled      D. the most skilled

25. I was going to pay a visit to _____ Smiths when _____ Mr. Green called me up, who I didn't know at all. 

A. the; theB. the; a   C. a; the D. a; a

26. In order to improve my English, I _____ to quite a few English magazines and newspapers. 

A. subscribe        B. get close 

C. accumulate       D. look forward

27. I'm feeling most bored today. I have never had _____ today. 

A. as boring a day as   B. as a boring day as

C. boring as a day as    D. day as a boring as

28. -You should apologize to Mike for what you did.

-_____ He did wrong to me first.

A. Yes, I will.      B. Why should I?  

C. Why not?      D. Is that so?

29. -Could you find out what's wrong with my computer? 

-I'm sorry but it is _____ me. I know nothing of it.

A. under B. overC. beyondD. above

30. -W