Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ________.
| A．consequence | B．independence |
| C．competence | D．intelligence |
— Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.
— Yes, that might why he didn’t do well in the test.
| A．sum up | B．add up to | C．account for | D．count on |
A cook will be immediately fired if he is found in the kitchen.
| A．smoke | B．smoking | C．to smoke | D．smoked |
It’s a fine day today for an outing. We can’t hope for at this time of the year.
| A．a nice day | B．a nicer day | C．the nicer day | D．the nicest day |
The manager had something more important to do, as a result he couldn’t here this evening.
| A．pick up | B．take up | C．make up | D．turn up |
Mr Smith, of the speech, started to read a novel.
| A．tired; boring | B．tiring; bored | C．tired; bored | D．tiring; boring |