The rescue team didn’t leave until they were able to find no ______ of life in the ruins after the destructive quake.

A. symbol              B. sight                                  C. sign                               D. signature

— Li Lin hasn’t turned up yet, but he promised to come to the party.

— He ______ home. He is a man of keeping his word.

A. can’t leave                                                            B. won’t be leaving

C. could have left                                                   D. must have left

The most satisfying life is one ______ you know the things you’re interested in and pursue it in your own way.

A. why                         B. where                               C. to whom                           D. on which

Experts warn that global warming will cause climate changes, including more ______ floods, heat waves and droughts. 

A. frequent             B. usual                                 C. ordinary                     D. common

The teacher called Tom to his office because he was caught ______ in the exam.

A. to cheat                           B. cheating                           C. cheated                      D. cheat

The Ministry of Education is ______ that primary and middle school students perform one hour of physical exercise a day.

A. advocating             B. inspecting                        C. recommending               D. commanding

Please don’t phone him between 1 and 3 p.m. tomorrow. He ______ a lecture then.

A. will have delivered                                            B. has been delivering

C. will be delivering                                                D. delivers

The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. ______, most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A. At last                      B. As a result                        C. In a word                      D. In fact

It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you’ve got to ______ the money you’ll spend on repairs.

A. take charge of                                                      B. take into account 

C. take advantage of                                             D. take the place of

— What were you doing when I phoned you last night?

— I ______ my homework and was starting to surf the Internet.

A. have already finished                                         B. was finishing

C. was going to finish                                               D. had just finished