If it was fresh and ________, then the ship was close to land.
| A．smelling strong | B．smelled strongly |
| C．smelled strong | D．smelling strongly |
— Is your mother still a teacher?
— ______.
| A．Yes, she was | B．She didn’t use to |
| C．No, but she used to | D．No, but she used to be |
Because of the bad weather, my mother ____ and lay in bed. She ______ for a week.
| A．has been ill; was ill | B．fell ill; has fallen ill | C．fell ill; has been ill | D．fell ill; is ill |
He wishes to make friends with ____ shares his hobbies and interests.
| A．whoever | B．no matter who | C．whoever | D．anyone |
Why not look up the new word in a dictionary _____ you don’t know it ?
| A．if | B．that | C．though | D．whether |
Of the two lectures, the first was by far _____, partly because the speaker had such a dynamic style.
| A．the best | B．better | C．the better | D．much better |