－Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week．

－Sorry, sir, but I was ________ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam．

A．held up

B．put up

C．taken up

D．given up

－Do you think the weather will be all right this summer?

－No, ________ we are lucky．The newspaper says it'll be very hot anyway．

A．if

B．though

C．unless

D．as

－How was Robert's cooking?

－Oh, pretty good．I was quite _______．

A．admired

B．interested

C．impressed

D．inspired

－You look so puzzled．What’s up?

－________ I can’t find any solution to the problem．

A．Don’t bother me．

B．That’s not the point．

C．I’m stuck．

D．See what I mean?

－Do I need ________ a dinner for the honored guests?

－Yes, you need ________ something special for them．

A．prepare for; cook

B．prepare; to cook

C．to prepare; to cook

D．to prepare for; cook

－Why are we always having examinations?

－________ whether we have grasped the knowledge in every subject．

A．Test

B．Testing

C．To test

D．Tested

－The 2011 College Entrance Examination has just been over!

－Yes, it will be about two years ________ we attend it．

A．until

B．before

C．after

D．since

－Have you been wasting time on watching TV plays again?

－________．I’ve been studying a lot and I need a rest．

A．I don’t agree

B．Not really

C．No way

D．I couldn’t agree more

－Have you read this book?

－Yes．But that one is _______ worth _______．

A．more; to read

B．more; reading

C．better; reading

D．better; being read

－Where is my English-Chinese dictionary? I put it on the desk yesterday．

－You _______ it in the wrong place．

A．must put

B．should have put

C．might put

D．might have put