He found his house broken into and many things stolen _______ his return from office.
| A．with | B．in | C．at | D．on |
Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.
| A．take up | B．pick up | C．make up | D．look up |
When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.
| A．right | B．final | C．definite | D．fixed |
After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.
| A．delivery | B．pronunciation | C．conversation | D．speech |
. Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.
| A．surprisingly | B．eventually | C．permanently | D．virtually |
All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.
| A．often | B．fast | C．soon | D．late |