Don’t be so discouraged. If you       such feeling, you will do better next time.

    A．carry on       B．get back       C．break down     D．put away

When Ed first phoned and       we play a racquetball game, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy victory.

    A．declared       B．mentioned      C．persuaded      D．suggested

--- Does it rain a lot in this area?

    ---         , it hardly ever rains; the climate is like that of a desert.

    A．What’s more   B．In other words C．On the contrary  D．As a result

Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, _______ visit Beijing this summer.

   A. is going to      B. are going to   C.  was going to  D. were going to

If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now and the crops in the fields     .

A．wouldn’t die   B． didn’t die C．hadn’t died D．wouldn’t have died

Success in life doesn’t happen        . It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.

    A．in case        B．by chance      C．in return      D．by nature

At the party, John made up a joke,        people burst out laughing.

    A．on which       B．by which       C．at which       D．from which

--- What a lot of fun it is to play on a frozen sports field!

    --- Isn’t it rather risky,       ?

    A．though         B．also           C．either         D．too

It was ten years _______ he returned to his hometown and set out to revenge his dead father.

    A. since           B. that             C.   before        D.  when  

—Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday? ?

    —Yes, he did．He ______ his old friends for a long time．

    A．didn't see                       B．hadn’t seen

    C．hasn't seen                      D．wouldn’t see