The ______ look on her face suggested that she ______ the result of the exam before.

A. surprising；shouldn’t know　　 　 B. surprising；hadn’t know

C. surprised；hadn’t known　　　　　 D. surprised；shouldn’t known

The new government ________ the foreign - owned fields one after another.

A. took over　　 B. took out　　　　C. took off　　　　D. took on

----Are you coming to Jeffy’s party?

----I’m not sure.I　　 go to the concert instead.

A、must　　 B、would　　 C、should　 D、might

---Are you still busy?
--- Yes, I_________ my work, and it won’t take long.
A. just finish   B. am just finishing   C.  have just finished  D. am just going to finish

Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____ by the hour.(NMET 1998)

A. pay　　　　　　B. paying　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. to pay

being late for the important meeting, the secretary got fired form her job.

A．With regard to B．In case of　　 C．In addition to　　 D．On account of

_____ is no use talking with him about the matter.

A.he　　 B.It　　 C.That　　 D. This

He hated being in the army because he had to obey c______________.

Nobody phoned while I was out,________?

A.did they　　　 B.didn’t they　　　　　 C.did he?　　　　　 D.didn’t he

____, he also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies.

A. Make matters worse　　　　　 B. To believe it or not

C. Worse still　　　　　　　　 D. Generally speaking