At first, being scared, the bird fluttered about the cage, but finally it ________ in its new house.
| A．settled down | B．settled up | C．set up | D．set down |
______the room, a letter was seen lying on the desk.
| A．Entering | B．Entered | C．After entering | D．When he entered |
When I got home I got a message pinned on the door, ______, “Sorry to miss you. Will call later”
| A．read | B．to read | C．reads | D．reading |
We shouldn’t complain about being poor; many families are even ______.
| A．badly off | B．worse off | C．well off | D．better off |
Mary felt quite ______ from the outside world, because she couldn’t get access to the Internet and couldn’t receive any e-mail.
| A．cut down | B．cut in | C．cut out | D．cut off |
John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work _______has made him a great scientist today.
| A．that | B．when | C．which | D．why |