Will you ________ the clock? It's slow．

A．repair

B．fasten

C．adapt

D．adjust

I was told that by 2011 things were beginning to improve, ________ quickly enough．

A．if not improved

B．even I didn't improve

C．even if not

D．if even to improve not

He held the young man ________ in his arms after a good ________ handshake．

A．tightly…．firmly

B．firm…．tight

C．tight…．firm

D．firmly…．tightly

As an old saying goes, friendship is like money：easier made than ________．

A．to be kept

B．kept

C．keeping

D．having kept

According to the weather report, it is going to________ rainy next week．

A．get along

B．set out

C．get down

D．set in

If we ________ develop the world successfully, we must make sure that everyone is able to take part in the new world we create．

A．are about to

B．are going to

C．are to

D．will

Hundreds of people had to be ________ because the stadium was so full that it couldn't even admit one drop in．

A．looked into

B．turned away

C．picked up

D．sent for

Tom's leg got hurt when ________ up Jindingshan．

A．climbing

B．his climbing

C．he climbed

D．climbed

It was over a decade ________ they paid off all their debt．You can imagine what a hard life they had．

A．until

B．before

C．after

D．while

Look! My suit is badly out of ________．There must have been somebody sitting on it．

A．date

B．balance

C．shape

D．order