Yao Ming can play ________ basketball，but he can’t play ____ violin．
| A．the：／ |
| B．／；the |
| C．a；the |
| D．the；a |
---There is little milk in the bottle,__________ there?
---___________. I have to buy some this afternoon.
| A．is; Yes. there is |
| B．is; No, there isn’t |
| C．isn’t; Yes, there is |
| D．isn’t; No, there isn’t |
The heavy rain ______ the old man from going out for a walk. Which one is not right?
| A．prevented | B．stopped |
| C．dropped | D．kept |
The flood ____________ the villages and a lot of people lost their lives.
| A．threw away | B．took away |
| C．washed away | D．put away |
I know the ________of the bird because it's one of the________ birds in the world.
| A．importance; important |
| B．important; importance |
| C．importance; most important |
| D．important; important |
---How long did it ________you to solve the problem?
---I _______about half an hour on it.
| A．take; took | B．spend; took |
| C．spend; cost | D．take; spent |