—Have you heard of the terrorist attack at Tian’anmen Square in which 5 people were killed and 40 injured?
—Yes, ______ news came as ______ great shock to me.
| A．the；a | B．the；the |
| C．a；a | D．a；the |
The little time we have together we’ll try _____ wisely.
| A．spending it | B．to spend it |
| C．to spend | D．spending that |
Twenty years have passed, I am glad to find the local people in some undeveloped areas are _________ than they were before.
| A．well off | B．badly off | C．worse off | D．better off |
The reason ____ he explained to us was ____he overslept.
| A．why; that | B．why; because | C．that; because | D．which; that |
— Are you still going to Shanghai for the Spring Festival?
— Yes, but I really _____ because I have a lot of things to deal with.
| A．can’t | B．mustn’t | C．won’t | D．shouldn’t |
——Mum, I can’t help _____ some housework tonight. There’ll be a football match.
—— All right.
A doing B done C do D did