There is a request that the room _______ after being used.

     A．be cleaned                                        B．would be cleaned 

       C．is cleaned                                          D．will be cleaned

 Whoever ______ a new idea of how to work out the puzzle will be given a prize.

     A．comes up                                       B．comes along with

       C．comes out with                                D．comes up with

 The captain was always honest with us and never ____ to disappointment, even when the ship sank.

     A．gave off           B．gave way          C．gave away         D．gave up

 ----- Are you still very busy?

   ----- Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

     A．have just finished                            B． am just finishing  

  C． had just finished                        D．am just going to finish

 The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ not seen at the meeting.

     A．was,  were      B．was  , was                                     C． were   was   D．were, were

 Mr．White moved to the US in _____ and returned back in ____ .

     A．the sixties, his eighty                          B．sixty, his eighties  

       C．the sixties, his eighties                        D．sixty, eighty

 In this list, two names ______  particularly.

     A．stand for           B．stand by            C．stand out           D．stand up 

 The teacher thought his students needed more practice and learning skills ________ much homework.

     A．other than         B．rather than        C．more than         D．in place of

 They did not find  ________ to prepare for the worst condition they might meet.

     A．it worthwhile      B．it worth           C．it worth            D．worth

 Christmas Day is a public holiday in England, _________ family member meet and have good meals.

     A．which             B．when               C．that                 D．where