Unfortunately, the young mother has trouble ______ a balance between work and family.
| A．being striking | B．to strike |
| C．to be stricken | D．striking |
-------- Have you been wasting time on computer game again?
-------- _________ . I’ve been studying a lot and I need a break.
| A．No way | B．Not really | C．I don’t agree | D．No problem |
. ________ is no doubt that your world is becoming smaller, due to the technological advance made by the computer.
| A．There | B．It | C．That | D．This |
The police is offering a(n) _________ of $2000 to anyone who will provide information about the lost boy.
| A．praise | B．prize | C．reward | D．award |
. Tom hasn’t arrived yet. What can have ___________ to him?
| A．come about | B．taken place | C．broken out | D．happened |
The little girl walks ____________ she ______ an old woman.
| A．as if; likes | B．as though; were | C．even if; likes | D．even though; were |