—What do you think of the story in today's newspaper?
—We shouldn't ________ the trouble of helping others only because what we do may invite trouble.
| A．knock off | B．take off |
| C．keep off | D．break off |
----My car broke down yesterday on the way to the Yue Lu mountain.
----I am sorry to hear that, but you _______that car every day for ten years before it broke down. Now you really need to buy a new one.
A. have used B. have been used C. had used D had been used
---- What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
---- I had just finished my work and_____to take a shower.
| A．had started | B．started | C．have started | D．was starting |
----The train will arrive at the station in half an hour. Who ______for us?
----I am sure Dad will be standing there when we get off the train.
| A．will be waiting | B．was to wait |
| C．wait | D．was about to wait |
Although medical science________ control over several dangerous diseases, what worries us is that some of them are returning.
| A．achieved | B．has achieved |
| C．will achieve | D．had achieved |
George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death and visited the tomb, only ______a high fever the next day.
| A．catching | B．to catch | C．caught | D．catch |