89. Quite a few people watch TV only to ______ time.

　　 A. waste　　　 B. spend　　　　 C. kill　　　　　　 D. pass

88. The teacher asked ______ students to be strict with ourselves in everything.

　　 A. the　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　 C. us　　　　　　　 D. our

87. I beg ______ tomorrow's meeting.

　　 A. to be excused attending　　　　 　　　B. to excuse from being attended

C. to be excused from attending　 　　　　D. to excuse from attending

86. --Is this radio show still ______?

　 --No. It will be broadcast again next month.

　　 A. by air　　　 B. through the air　　　 C. on the air　 　　D. in the air

85. The final examination is coming; you really must _____ your studies.

　　 A. get along　　　 B. get down to　　　 C. get on with　　 　　　D. get up

84. In character-training of children, what really _____ much is what their parents say and do.

　　 A. matters　　　 　　B. cares　　　 C. considers　　　 D. minds

83. --Look! How busy the building workers are!

　 --Yes, I see. The houses _____ by them will be completed next week.

　　 A. built　　　 B. being built　　 　　C. to build　　　　 D. to be built

82. --Where ______ ?

　 --I got stuck in the heavy traffic, or I _____ here earlier.

　　 A. did you go; had arrived　　　 　B. are you; was

　　 C. were you; would come　　　　 D. have you been; would have been

81. I've already forgotten ______ I put the dictionary.

　　 A. that it was where　　　 B. where it was that　　 C. where was it that　　 D. that was it where

80. It's a ______ difficult question, so it is ______impossible for me to answer it.

　　 A. too; quite　　　　 B. so; fairly　　 C. rather; quite　　　 D. very; rather