. ---I heard that more than 500 people were killed in ten days during that Cholera outbreak.
---Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us.
| A．the; / | B．the; a | C．/; a | D．/; / |
----I didn’t pass the English exam.
----____ next time, and you’ll succeed.
| A．Working hard | B．Work hard |
| C．To work hard | D．With hard work |
--- Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away?
--- Thank you. ____.
| A．It couldn’t be better | B．Of course you can |
| C．If you like | D．If you are convenient |
--- What do you enjoy most ____ in the summer holidays?
--- Playing table tennis.
| A．killing time | B．to kill time |
| C．spending the time | D．to spend the time |
--- I think we have met the word before.
--- Yes. It is in the reading material ____ we ____ reading yesterday.
| A．that; did | B．that; were | C．when; were | D．when; did |
She might have been in time for the train, but she _______late.
| A．started | B．has started | C．was to start | D．had started |