Different people have different ways of ________ even in native ________ countries．

A．spoken English; speaking English

B．speaking English; English-speaking

C．English-speaking; spoken English

D．speaking English; spoken English

It was the second time that I ________ in Beijing．

A．was

B．had been

C．have been

D．am

My family are considering ________ a computer, which is considered ________ a great help in our work and study．

A．to buy; to be

B．buying; being

C．to buy; being

D．buying; to be

It rained heavily in the south, ________ serious flooding in several provinces．

A．caused

B．having caused

C．causing

D．to cause

Because of hard working day and night, he ________ and was in hospital．What's worse, his

house was ________．

A．broke into; broke into

B．broke into; broke down

C．broke down; broken into

D．broken down; broken down

John has recovered and ________ three kilos since he left hospital last month．

A．put down

B．put away

C．put out

D．put on

My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; ________, he could neither eat nor sleep．

A．as a result

B．after all

C．however

D．otherwise

Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to ________．

A．pick up

B．turn up

C．take up

D．show up

Look at the dark clouds! It is ________ to rain．

A．perhaps

B．probably

C．likely

D．possibly

Typhoon has caused great ________ to the local economies in Fujian．

A．injury

B．wound

C．ruin

D．damage