I was so _____ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

[　　]

A. settled　　  B. devoted

C. absorbed 　　D. entertained

After the lesson, the teachers all thought that the ______ of the students was high.

[　　]

A. degree 　　 B. layer

C. surface 　　D. level

He’s been in bed for a few days, so he has no ______ to get up by himself.

[　　]

A. energy 　　B. force

C. power　　  D. strength

Could you tell me the ______ temperature in Shanghai in summer?

[　　]

A. normal　　  B. average

C. general　　 D. ordinary

News of the development in Pudong often____on TV.

[　　]

A.appears　　　B.happens　　　C.looks　　　D.seems

I think I should prefer to go on Friday,____it’s all the same to you.

[　　]

A.if　　　B.as if　　　C.unless　　　D.as soon as

Please forget what I said just now.I was simply thinking____.

[　　]

A.aloud　　　B.loudly　　　C.loud　　　D.aloudly

It is said that this bridge________for more than several centuries.

[　　]

A.appeared　　　B.risen　　　C.born　　　D.existed

He walks to work every day not because he can’t____to take buses but because he wants to take exercise.

[　　]

A.afford　　　B.assure　　　C.offer　　　D.offend

The gold watch was very expensive.I paid____1,000 yuan for it.

[　　]

A.no more than　　　B.not more than

C.no less than　　　D.not less than