I hadn’t seen him for years but I _____ him at first sight.

A. realized         B. spotted          C. combined         D. observed

— Are you satisfied with what he did?   — No. It couldn’t have been      .

A. worse            B. better               C. so bad           D. the worst

When we were young, every evening my brother and I _____ stay at home waiting for my mother?

    A. might         B. would           C. should           D. could

_____ made the school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to the key university.

A. What; because      B. What; that       C. That; what         D. That; because

The lazy waiter ______ to his boss that he had ______ the table.

A. lay; laid        B. lied; lay        C. lied; laid      D. laid; laid

That’s really a        problem; no wonder all the students looked       .

A. puzzled; puzzling            B. puzzled; puzzled   

C. puzzling; puzzling           D. puzzling; puzzled

The car doesn’t belong to me.       , it is impossible for me to lend it to you.

   A. Yet        B. Still         C. Thus        D. Though

Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people        harm them.

   A. more than     B. rather than        C. other than         D. better than

I think I will never make a teacher because I’m a man with little       .

   A. freedom        B. adventure          C. patience     D. manner

Don’t try to cheat the taxman(税务人员); you’ll never ______it.

A. get out of         B. get into        C. get along  with       D. get away with