－How much vinegar did you put in the soup?

－I'm sorry to say, ________．I forgot．

A．no

B．no one

C．nothing

D．none

－Did you go to the party last night?

－Yes, and I'd rather ________．It was so ________．

A．not go; tiresome

B．not have gone; exciting

C．not have gone; tiring

D．go; interesting

－He is ________ a brave man．

－We can't admire his courage ________．

A．actually; very much

B．indeed; too a

C．really; too much

D．truly; a bit

To read newspaper before going to bed seemed to me a rule ________．

A．to never break

B．never to have broken

C．never to be breaking

D．never to be broken

It's no secret to us, but he alone is in the dark．It means ________．

A．nobody but him knows the secret

B．we all know the secret except him

C．it's so dark that he can't see everything clearly

D．only he needs to keep the secret

In the face of ________ failure, it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of mind．

A．/; a

B．a;/

C．the;/

D．/; the

－What do you think of my suggestion?

－Sorry．What's that?I ________ about something else．

A．thought

B．am thinking

C．was thinking

D．had thought

The judge scolded the lawyer because he didn't keep his remarks to the topic ________ discussion．

A．on

B．within

C．at

D．under

They are teachers and don't realize ________ to start and run a company．

A．what takes it

B．what they take

C．what takes them

D．what it takes

You ________ pay too much attention to your reading skill．It's so important．

A．cannot

B．should

C．must

D．needn't