---What did you do last weekend, Jack?

--- Well, I ____ to see a film, but in the end I stayed home doing nothing．

A．was going         B．has gone          C．went             D．had gone

--- How was your family's party?

--- We didn't plan like that, but it ____ very well．

A．tried out          B．went out          C．worked out        D．carried out

_____ he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way．

A．Since             B．When            C．Because          D．If

Tom is a hard-working student．In fact, you cannot find anyone in the class ____．

A．diligent           B．more diligent       C．the most diligent    D．the more diligent

The weather in London is so changeable that people always take their umbrellas with them ____ rain．

A．for fear of                             B．in hope of

C．in spite of                             D．because of

--- I think George doesn't really care for TV plays．

--- Right, ____ he still watches the program．

A．and              B．so               C．but              D．for

When designing your house, you'd better ____ land for a garden．

A．develop          B．save              C．spare             D．share

Jenny worked hard before the final examination, and ____．She got an A．

A．took off            B．showed off       C．put off         D．paid off

They gave me so much help, without ____ I couldn't have succeeded last year．

A．them             B．which            C．it                D．that

The girl seriously injured in the Wenchuan earthquake was so well taken care of in the hospital that she could ____ get out of bed without help．

A．nearly            B．hardly            C．merely           D．barely