“Mike is not coming to the football game this afternoon.” “It’s a shame！ He _______！”
| A．promises | B．promised |
| C．will promise | D．had promised |
Sam has been appointed _______ manager of the engineering department to take ____ place of George.
| A．/,/ | B．the,/ |
| C．the; the | D．/, the |
These car payments are going to put me ______ again.
| A．green with envy | B．in the red |
| C．in the black | D．tickled pink |
Another group of Qing Tombs sits about 100 kilometres ______ of Beijing．
| A．at the west | B．the west |
| C．to west | D．west |
______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time.
| A．A bit more efforts |
| B．Keep up your spirits |
| C．If you double your efforts |
| D．Making greater efforts |
In a(n) _______ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.
| A．order | B．purpose | C．aim | D．gesture |