The electricity company are threatening to ______ us _____.

   A. cut; up          B. cut; down       C. cut; in         D. cut; off

– “ John wants to see you today”.

   -- “ I’d rather he ______ tomorrow than today”.

   A. comes           B. came          C. should come    D. has come

Tom’s father is so special that you can easily ______ him ____ in the crowd.

   A. pick; out          B. break; out      C. look; out       D. call; out

It’s not a good idea to spend your income________.

   A. in general         B. in defence      C. in advance      D. in particular

They sat face to face, ________ about the things they were interested in for a long time.

   A. and talk          B. talking         C. to talk          D. talked

It’s _________ you’ve got a headache that you drank too much last night.

   A. no need          B. no hurry        C. no wonder      D. no doubt

Much to my _______, most of the people ______ to the party were old friends.

   A. astonishing; inviting               B. astonished; invitied

   C. astonishment; inviting             D. astonishment; invited

– You must have your work done within 2 days.

   -- Finishing a task in such short time is a (an) __________.

   A. conclusion      B. challenge      C. explanation     D. approach

– John seems to be upset. What happened?

   -- The boss disliked the plan he ________ for the new project?

   A. put up with     B. put forward     C. put away      D. put up

--- Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the nearest bookstore?

   --- I’m sorry. I’m a stranger here.

   --- ___________.

   A. No problem    B. Doesn’t matter   C. Thank you , anyhow.   D. Thank you very much.