I wanted two seats ________ Madame Curie for Friday night, so I rang the cinema to see if I could buy two tickets.

A．of

B．about

C．to

D．for

For miles around me there was nothing but a desert,  without a single plant or tree ________.

A．in sight

B．on earth

C．at a distance

D．in place

The train leaves at 6:00 p．m.．So I have to be at the station ________ 5:40 p.m．at the latest.

A．until

B．after

C．by

D．around

The young man __________ his success to many people, his parents in particular.

A. gives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. treats

C. owes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. devotes

The reason __________ he gave for not coming was __________ his mother wouldn’t allow him to.

A. for which; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. which; because

C. why; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which; that

Farmers can increase their corn crops three times simply __________ watering their fields.

A. through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. with

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. in

Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may __________ run over by a car.

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. get

C. become　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. turn

—What do you think __________ him so upset?

—I have no idea because I wasn’t at home then.

A. making　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. made

C. to make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. to have made

I don’t think we’ll be able to __________ any travel if we don’t save our pennies.

A. afford　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. spend

C. share　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. bear

—How long have you __________?

—It is about ten years since we __________.

A. married; married

B. been married; were married

C. got married; got married

D. been married; got married