—Why! I have nothing to write about. _______ that you want me to say?

   —Your summary for this term and holiday schedule.

A. What is it      B. What it is     C. What are they   D. What they are

One of the reasons____ he explained to us was ______ he had dreamt of doing so.

A. why; that      B. that; that      C. why; because   D. that; because

 I was at a loss what to do next when an excellent idea suddenly` _______ me.

A. knocked at     B. occurred to    C. happened to    D. knocked down

For a moment nothing happened. Then        all shouting together. 

A. voices had come                B. came voices  

C. voices would come              D. did voices come

 _______, her hands shook constantly and violently.

A. Knowing her son killed in the mine   B. When she knew her son was killed in the mine

C. Known her son killed in the mine     D. She knew her son killed in the mine

 ---May I borrow your paper?  ---__________.

A. By all means                       B. Never mind  

C. You are welcome              D. Don’t mention it

--- I _______ so busily recently that I ______ no time to help you with your maths.

---That’s OK. I can manage it by myself.

A. had been working; had had      B. have been working; had    

C. have been working; have        D. am working; will have

 ____________money was thrown into the flower girl’s basket.

A. A handful     B. A handful of      C.A good many    D. A good many of

___________ in charge of the shopping centre has upset him for quite some time.

A. Left          B. Being left       C. Having left      D. To leave

After the flood, the villagers began to ______ and tried their best to rebuild their homeland.

A. look up      B. look back        C. look around     D. look ahead