When Mr. Lee came to life, he found himself lying on the floor with his hands _____ behind his back.

A. tying B. to be tied

C. tied D. having tied

----We’ll put on the play but we can’t find suitable clothes.

---- Of course. Such clothes are out of ______ now.

A. sight B. use

C. date D. reach

Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a trip in a small town to _____ in so large a city as New York.

A. this B. one C. it D. that

The old black woman sat under the pine tree, her grandsons, ____ around her, ____ to an old story.

A. seating; listening B. seated; listened

C. seating; listened D. seated; listening

Nowadays many parents complain that they can’t ______ their children’s different kinds of expenses and that they don’t know how to make themselves understood.

A. cover B. contain

C. include D. satisfy

----- Does the new teaching method work?

----- Yes. The students find it easier to ______ what is being taught.

A. take off B. take up

C. take in D. take on

Now I think it’s about time you _______ to bed.

A. go B. will go

C. must go D. went

----- Isn’t it a surprise that I happened to meet Emily at Doris’ birthday party last weekend?

----- If my memory serves me correctly, you _____ each other for exactly three years.

A. hadn’t seen B. haven’t seen

C. didn’t see D. don’t see

I advise you to take school more seriously, otherwise you’ll have to go out and work ______.

A. in a word B. now and then

C. as a result D. in other words

I don’t think Jim saw me; he ______ into space.

A. just stared B. was just staring

C. has just stared D. had just stared