Life in the small village was         , yet she didn't feel         .

     A．bored; bored                           B．boring; boring

     C．boring; bored                                                D．bored; boring

He said that be would write to us but         we haven't heard from him.

     A．as well              B．so far as               C. as a result             D．so far  

The train          arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.

     A．was used to     B．made sure                 C．was supposed to D．took off       

         is the first time I          your country.

     A．This; visited                               B．It; will visit

     C. This; have visited                          D．That; had visited

Last summer Li Lei was admitted to Beijing University and his parents were    of that.

     A. serious         B．obvious                  C．nervous         D．proud

I'd rather         at home than         the silly film like that.

     A．to stay; to watch                      B. stay; to watch

     C．stay; watch                                         D. staying; watching

I often cook the dinner myself by          a cookbook on Sundays.

     A．talking to         B．looking       C．referring to           D．noticing

Long ago a number of plants          found in America such as beans, potatoes and different fruits.

        A．is                    B．were               C．are                        D．was

-John, shall we change the time of the meeting? I have something important to deal with.

    - Sorry, Peter.           .

         A．With pleasure                           B．It doesn' t matter

     C．Don't mention it                          D．That' s settled

Xiamen is       beautiful harbour city, so we visited it in        summer of 2012

     A．the; a          B．a; a                 C．a; the             D．the; the