But for the help of my English teacher, I ____ the first prize in the English Writing Competition. 
| A．would not win | B．would not have won | C．would win | D．would have won |
Appropriate contexts make a new word easier , so you should learn to make use of them in guessing the meaning of the new word.
| A．understand |
| B．understood |
| C．to understand |
| D．to be understood |
The boss should give her a chance. , she did all that for the sake of the company.
| A．After all |
| B．As a matter of fact |
| C．In the meanwhile |
| D．In general |
So were you in what you were doing that I dared not make any sound when I came in.
| A．curious |
| B．concerned |
| C．absorbed |
| D．focusing |
Many western writersfrom poverty in their lives;it was because of this that they were able to write many masterpieces.
| A．escaped |
| B．came |
| C．resulted |
| D．suffered |
to take part in the international speech competition, you must make preparations for it ahead of time.
| A．Determining |
| B．Determined |
| C．To determine |
| D．Being determined |