第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
The government has promised to the matter and will give the workers a satisfactory answer.
| A．look into | B．look through | C．put into | D．put away |
I couldn't afford to rent a house like this,______buy it.
| A．no longer | B．no more than | C．let alone | D．instead |
It was very cold ____ they still went swimming.
| A．although | B．but | C．however | D．though |
I'm not ____ my best tonight. I'd better not have anything for supper. Perhaps you'd_____me some tea.
| A．trying;give | B．doing;offer | C．making;bring | D．feeling; make |
The second runway of Hong Kong International Airport was officially ____ on May 26,1990.
| A．put into effect | B．made use of |
| C．taken notice of | D．put into use |
I tried to call on you last week but your dog simply ____ not let me come through the gate.
| A．could | B．would | C．might | D．should |