—Ouch! You 
hurt me!
—I am sorry. But I any harm. I to drive a rat out.
| A．didn’t mean; tried | B．don’t mean; am trying |
| C．haven’t meant; tried | D．didn’t mean; was trying |
They suffered a flood last year, but the harvest was not ,____ they got the year before．
| A．as many as | B．as much as | C．fewer than | D．less than |
Protecting the earth is not ____ to be left to the government．Everybody should be concerned．
| A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
It' s obviously not urgent, ____ they would have called us straight away．
| A．or rather | B．or else | C．rather than | D．other than |
—May I use your dictionary? I want to consult it．
—It’s over there．____．
| A．Feel free | B．Got it | C．No problem | D．It depends |
Lack of teamwork can result in _____by rivals when we have a basketball game.
| A．defeated | B．being defeated | C．defeating | D．to be defeated |