The doctor told him to ________ the consumption of fat．

A．cut down

B．cut up

C．cut off

D．cut across

I find it quite ________ that none of you liked the play．

A．astonish

B．astonished

C．astonishing

D．astonishment

You don't need to look for another job－you are ________ where you are．

A．badly off

B．worse off

C．well off

D．better off

The letter ________ to arrive．

A．didn't

B．failed

C．missed

D．were

In 1936 Chaplin ________ in the film“Modern Times”．

A．directed

B．set

C．entertained

D．starred

The doctor advised him to drink more ________ water．

A．boil

B．boiling

C．boiled

D．to boil

When I got back home I saw a message pinned(别住)to the door ________“Sorry to miss you; will call later．”

A．read

B．reads

C．to read

D．reading

The Olympic Games, ________ in 776 B．C．, did not include women players until 1912．

A．first playing

B．to be first played

C．first played

D．be to first playing

She loves the boy as if she ________ his mother．

A．is

B．were

C．was

D．be

Friendship is like money; easier made than ________．

A．kept

B．to be kept

C．keeping

D．being kept