—Mr. Black, I think you have good taste in _____ art. So would you like to take _____ look at the painting.

—Yes, I’d love to.

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

—Why were you so late this morning?

—I _____ in heavy traffic for an hour on the way here.

A．have been caught   B．have caught        C．had caught        D．was caught

Because the manager had some important guests to meet, the meeting only _____ a few minutes.

A．kept             B．continued         C．lasted            D．covered

Students should be encouraged to take charge of their own learning, _____ just depending on their teachers.

A．better than        B．more than         C．other than         D．rather than

 —I can’t find my mobile phone anywhere.

—You _____ have lost it while eating out.

A．may              B．need             C．would            D．should

Though _____ in the accident, the bus driver did all he could to help the passengers to safety.

A．injuring           B．injured            C．to injure          D．having injured

There appeared an _____ look on her face on hearing the _____ story.

A．astonishing; astonishing                  B．astonished; astonished

C．astonished; astonishing                   D．astonishing; astonished

There were many people standing by, but _____ of them were willing to help the poor boy.

A．neither           B．none             C．all               D．both

—How did you find the film The Flowers of War?

—It’s very moving. I couldn’t _____ my tears.

A．hold back         B．hold on           C．hold up           D．hold out

I thought I would be punished for the broken glasses _____ I ended up being praised for my honesty.

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