The man ________________ by the leader at the meeting is my good friend.

A.　　  refer to　　 　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

B.　　  referring to

C.　　  referred to　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

D.　　 refer about

The president’s speech was really ________________ and most people were ________________by it.

A. encouraging; encouraged

B. encouraged; encouraging

C. encourage; courageous

D. courageous; encouraged

I like playing________________, but I don’t like playing________________.

A. basketball; musical instruments

B. basketball; musical instrument

C. the basketball; the musical instrument

D. a basketball; a musical instrument

________________the red paint with blue, you will get another kind of beautiful paint of different color.

A.　　  Mixed　　  　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  Mixing

C.　　  Mix　　　　  　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

D.　　 To mix

Smith is a________________ name in English-speaking countries.

A. common　　　　　　　　　　 B. ordinary

C. usual　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. formal

He moved to America with his parents________________.

A.　　  in his teens　　  　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

B.　　  in his tens

C.　　  in the teens　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

D.　　 in the tens

The bell________________ the end of the period rang, and ________________our heated discussion.

A. indicating; interrupting

B. indicated; interrupting

C. indicating; interrupted

D. indicated; interrupted

He is the only one of the students who________________a winner of scholarship for three years.

A.　　  is　　　　　　 　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  are

C.　　  have been 　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

D.　　 has been

—This ship is ________________ at four, isn't it?

—Yes. Shall we meet our guests at the harbor?

A. probable to arrive

B. possible to arrive

C. likely to arrive

D. likely to leave

The ________________why Alice didn’t turn up was not made clear.

A.　　  cause　　   　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  truth

C.　　  reason　　  　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

D.　　 matter