Mr. Smith sold that magnificent cottage of his on the sea _____ 2,000,000 dollars.
| A．at | B．for | C．to | D．by |
You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please __________ the books when you have finished with them.
| A．put on | B．put down | C．put back | D．put off |
You should have informed me that the lecture was canceled. I ________ all the way here through the heavy rain.
| A．mustn’t have run | B．can’t have run | C．shouldn’t have run | D．needn’t have run |
_______ and I’ll make it ______.
| A．Have one more hour ; preparing | B．One more hour ;prepared |
| C．Given one more hour; preparing | D．If I have one more hour ; prepared |
.—How can we go to the island twenty miles off the coast, sir?
—I’m afraid you can’t get there ________ by boat.
| A．more than | B．rather than | C．other than | D．better than |
Though ______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
| A．lacked | B．lacking of | C．lacking | D．lacked in |