New reports say peace talks between the two countries have broken ____with no agreement reached.

A.down 　　　　 B.out 　　　 C.in 　　　 D.up

The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

A.prediction　 B.promise　　　　 C.plan　　　 　 D.contribution

In face of ______ failure, it is the most important to keep up ____ good state of mind.

A. x; a　 B. a; x　 C. the; x　 D. x; the

It was 　　 great shock to the world that two aero-planes crashed into 　　 World Trade Center in New York o September 11th, 2001.

A. a; / 　　　 B. a; the　 　　　　　C. the; the　 　　 D. /; the

The doctor was reading an article ______ the class.

　 A. for 　 B. by

　 C. towards 　 D. to

— Bob must be very wealthy.

　 — Yes, he _______ more in one day than I do in a week.

A. cams　　　　　　

B. had earned　　　

C. has been earned　　

D. has earnings

He insisted that nothing ______ till he arrived.
　　A．must be started B．ought to be started C．could be started D．should be started

He spent every minute he could _____ spoken English.

A. practise　　　 B. to practise　　　 C. practising　　　　 D. practised

I was spending my holidays at the time, so I have no idea how it　　　 .

　　 A. was happening　　 B. happened　　　 C. happens D. has happened

—Is the experiment easy?

—________. I'll just do my best.

A. I think so B. Certainly C. Not a little D. Not at all