Usually the teachers will be busy ________ the test papers after an examination.

A. grading       B. naming          C. ranking              D. grouping

Through the open window we saw on the floor the happy father lying ________ his stomach, his daughter riding excitedly on his back.

A. on             B. with                 C. above                D. from

With everything arranged properly, the project is surely to _________ smoothly as planned, step by step.

    A. improve       B. increase             C. progress                 D. occur

_________ that Tom got inside the room to see what was going on.

A. So strangely did he feel                 B. So strangely he felt

      C. So strange did he feel                   D. So strange he felt

"The house _________ go to the daughter, not the son, according to the will of the father." declared the judge.

A. may         B. should               C. must                     D. shall

Buses have routes. They ________ and ________ people at different places on the routes.

A. take on, get off     B. pick up, drop off       C. take up; take off        D. pick out; drop out

I tried to ______ in my speech we were all grateful for his help.

    A. speak            B. tell                 C. express                  D. convey

The little girl ________ to be a good singer if she gets good training in a music school.

    A. wishes           B. expects          C. promises             D. hopes

He ______ the math problem, his classmates wanted to help him out.

   A. sticking over     B. stuck            C. stuck with               D. sticking

If they _______ what I was saying, they'd know what I was talking about.

  A. took the trouble to listen to                 B. had trouble listening to

  C. take the trouble to listen to                  D. have trouble listening to