. Going out for tea with friends _increasingly popular during the past twenty years.
| A．becomes | B．became | C．has become | D．had become |
Key: C
．_____ and happy, Tom stood up and accepted the prize．
| A．Surprising | B．Surprised | C．Being surprised | D．To be surprised |
．People have planted a lot of trees and grass in order to ____ wind and sand in the desert．
| A．hold down | B．hold up | C．hold back | D．hold out |
Read the passage and correct the mistakes, ______．
| A．if not | B．if any | C．if ever | D．if never |
——Could I use your English dictionary for a few moments?
—— ________．I’m not using it myself．
| A．Come on | B．It depends | C．Go ahead | D．That’s great |
_______ enough is quite necessary for your health, so you shouldn’t stay up too late every day.
| A．Sleep | B．Sleeping | C．To sleep | D．Having slept |