---Cliff, I lost your ball at school. I suppose I should pay for it.

　 --- Oh. _____. It was just an old ball anyway.

A.Take it easy 　　B.By no means 　　C.You got it 　　D.Forget it

--It's reported that nearly 150,000 people lost their lives in Asian tsunamis(海啸).

　　---Yes, ______ news came as _____ shock to me.

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

－How about camping this weekend, just for a change?

   －OK,__     you want.

  A. whichever      B. however      C. whatever       D. whoever

A better plan was _____ by the headmaster.

A. put out       B. put away       C. put forward     D. put on

When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely _____ in the humorous stories he was reading.

  A. lost           B. absorbing    C. attracted         D. addicted

Cultural exchange __________ better understanding.  

  A. make use of    B.make for    C.make up  D. make into

Each time _____ they met, they would talk long hours together.

  A. which      B. when         C. during        D. \

My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle _____ to balance it.

  A. having tried      B. trying      C. to try      D. tried

—I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.

   —That’s_______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.

A. where           B. how             C. when         D. what

The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _____ as the plane was making a landing.

  A. seat          B. seating   C. seated          D. to be seating