He _________ desperately in vain for something to say to break the silence.

  A. thought about      B. cast about           C. talked about D. set about

--- He looks so tired. What’s wrong?

  --- Nothing serious. He just stayed up last night, ___________his papers.

  A. to prepare     B. having prepared      C. prepared     D. preparing

To come back before Sunday, I have made a few minor ________ to the schedule of my trip.

  A. adjustments        B. arrangement      C. adoptions        D. applications

My head-teacher helped me a lot when I was in trouble. I do wish I could do something for him__________ one day.

  A. in turn            B. in common            C. in return        D. in theory

 Attention__________ on his painting, he even didn’t notice me come in.

  A. fixing         B. was fixed            C. which fixed      D. fixed

_________ to go abroad made him sad the whole day.

  A. Tom’s being not allowed               B. Tom was not allowed

  C. Tom’s having not been allowed         D. Tom’s not being allowed

“You are wanted on ______ phone.” is another way to say “Someone wants to speak to you by ________phone.”

  A. / , /              B. / , the              C. the , /          D. the, the

I am very ____________ about expressing my opinions in public in case I may make mistakes.

  A. cautious           B. hospitable           C. gracious       D. nostalgic

The building ____________ on campus next year will serve as the main teaching building of No.2 High School.

  A. built          B. being built          C. having been built    D. to be built

What a woman! I just wonder how she managed to keep smiling after all that she had ________.

  A. set out        B. made up          C. gone through D. turned down