I was just about to go to sleep __________ there was a loud knock on the door.

A. while　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. when　

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. since

When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it __________.

A. breaks　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has broken

C. were broken　　　　　　　　　 D. had broken

He succeeded __________himself understood in broken English by the foreigners.

A. to make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. making

C. in making　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by making

__________with many women, Jane was indeed very fortunate.

A. Comparing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To compare

C. To be compared　　　　　　　　　　  D. Compared

—How does the plan sound to you?

—__________.

A. Very well　　　　　　　　   B. Differently

C. Wonderful　　　　　　　　　　   　　 D. Possibly

You should know it is not always easy to do__________.

A. which is right　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what is right

C. which to be right　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. what to be right

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that this time these were __________people, not just my mum and dad, who would say “Good job!”

A. living　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. old

C. real　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. true

Tom is unhappy. He was badly __________in that shop.

A. fed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. treated

C. punished　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. examined

They __________him with flowers as soon as he got off the plane.

A. welcomed　　　　　　　　　　   B. protected

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. accepted

I can hardly __________my eyes: a lovely pet dog is sleeping in my room!

A. believe　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. believe in

C. trust　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. trust in