875. – Shall I turn on the television?

　 --- No. I’d rather not ________ television tonight.

A. watching　　 B. to watch　　 C. watch　　 D. for watching

874. –May I help you with some shoes, sir?

　 --- Yes. I’d like to try on those brown __________.

A. one　　 B. ones　　 C. two　　 D. pair

873. – I doubt that the guard will allow you to enter.

　 --- I’m going in _________.

A. without his permitting　　 B. although he says other

C. no matter what he says　　 D. despite his saying it

872. – What did you think of Bellow’s new book?

　 --- I enjoyed ________ it.

A. to read　　 B. reading　　 C. to have read　 D. the reading of

871. – Shall we take a walk before dinner?

　 ---Oh, yes, _______ is my favourite time of day.

A. the early evening it　　 B. in the early evening

C. the early of the evening　　 D. early evening

870. – Do you know anyone in Chicago ?

　 --- No, but I’ll made friends once _________.

A. I’m settled　　 B. I’ll be settled　 C. I’ve been settled　 D. I had settled

869. – Ralph seems to like this country.

　 ---Yes, he is _____ here as he was at home.

A. almost as happy　　 B. as happy almost

C. as almost happy　　 D. almost happy as

868. – Is today your birthday?

　 --- Yes, and my mother made _______.

A. a cake to me　　　 B. me a cake

C. a cake me　　　　 　D. a cake of me

867. – Did Alice learn Spanish in high school?

　 --- I imagine ___________.

A. that　　 B. she was　　 C. so　 D. it

866. This new soap is not much ______ the others that I have tried.

A. different　　 B. different than　 C. different from　 D. different that