. The secretary worked late into the night, ___________ a long speech for the president.
| A．to prepare | B．preparing | C．prepared | D．was preparing |
— What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night?
— I lost my way in complete darkness and ,things worse , it began to pour.
| A．making | B．to make | C．made | D．having made. |
Late in the afternoon, they arrived atsmall village north of the West Hill.
| A．the; the | B．a; / | C．a; the | D．the; / |
What people say is unimportant; what people mean _______ what they say is everything.
| A．for | B．in | C．by | D．with |
According to their theory, the more severe the punishment, _______________.
| A．the less likely crime | B．the less likely the crime |
| C．the crime less likely | D．the less the likely crime |
He was _______of selling state secrets and arrested last month．
| A．suspected | B．doubted | C．respected | D．inspected |