The girl _______forward to buying a new gold watch.

A. referred to look　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. refers to looking

C. referred to looks　　　　　　　　　　　 D. referring to look

With the landlady 　　　　　　 the way, we had no difficulty 　　　　　　　 the old man's house.

　 A. leads; find B. leading; finding　　　　　　 C. led; found　 D. to lead; to find

The collapse of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult _____.

 A.occasion            B. case                  C. situation            D. background

She’s upstairs 　　　　 letters.

A.writes　　　　　　 B.is writing　　　　 C.write　　　　　　 D.writing?

_______ to understand what he doesn’t, he makes a fool of himself.

　 A．Always pretending B．Always pretended

　 C．Having always pretended D．Always being pretended

What’s the matter with the radio? Why isn’t it _____?

A. broadcasting　　　　　　 B. working

C. doing　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounding

The house still needed a lot of work, but ____ the kitchen was finished.

A. instead　　　　　 B. altogether　　　　 C. at once　　　　 D. at least

-----Is the television advertisement working ?

------Yes, __________ orders are coming.

A. None　 B. Some　 C. More　　 D. Few

My uncle _____ to see me. He'll be here soon.

A. comes 　　 B. is coming 　　 C. had come 　　 D. came

The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _____ are beyond our control.

1. most of them 　　B. most of which 　　C. most of what　　　　 D. most of that