－Does Bill do his new job well?
－_______ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.
| A．Not better than | B．No better than | C．Not so well as | D．to lack |
I dislike _______ when people use money to buy themselves out of trouble.
| A．that | B．it | C．them | D．one |
— I heard that as many as two thousand people were killed in the earthquake.
— Yes. I think __________ news came as _________ shock to us.
| A．the; the | B．the; a | C．\; \ | D．\; a |
-----I’m afraid I can’t finish the novel you lent me this week.
-----___________.
| A．Please go ahead | B．That’s all right | C．Take your time | D．Not at all |
I think I must watch TV now, Dad. I _________ which team will win the game.
| A．don’t wait for know | B．can’t wait for knowing |
| C．don’t wait to know | D．can’t wait to know |
The school headmaster forbids ______ in the office.
A. smoking B. to smoke C. us smoke D. from smoking