To tell ____ truth, his coming is really ____ big surprise to most people present at the party.

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

Tired, Jim was fast asleep with his back ____ a big tree.

A. in           B. below            C. beside           D. against

Internet shopping is really ____ when people are sure of its safety.

A. taking off   B. taking up        C. setting up   D. setting off

 We ____ on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.

A. are working   B. have been working    C. worked       D. had worked

— ____ you read the newspaper?

— Yes. I ____ it on the bus while I was on my way to work.

A. Have; read   B. Did; read    C. Have; have read  D. Did; have read

Time should be made good use of ____ our lessons well.

A. to learn     B. learning         C. learn                D. learnt

 An American plane is reported ____ in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard, the airline’s worst disaster in its 75-year history.

A. to have crashed              B. to have been crashed

C. having crashed                   D. having been crashed

— I dreamed of some animals running on the moon.

     — It ____ be. There is no air or water on the moon, you know.

A. can’t           B. may not          C. shouldn’t           D. mustn’t

But for the help of my English teacher, I ____ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.

A. would not win                    B. would not have won

C. would win                        D. would have won

The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister ____ she would stay for an hour.

A. where         B. who              C. which            D. what