4. It was not until the clock struck 12 on TV        firecrackers to celebrate the New Year's coming. (set)

直到电视上敲12点钟，他才燃放鞭炮来庆祝新年的到来。

3. Why did you keep it a secret from us? We        about it. (tell)

你为什么对我们保密呢？你应该告诉我们的。

2. She        having a chance to pay a visit to Zhangjiajie. (look)

她一直都期盼着有一个机会去张家界旅行。

1. No sooner        at the lab than he got down to the research work with his partners. (arrive)

他一到达实验室就开始与同事一起着手他们的研究工作。

(   ) 10. The building dating back to 1883 was named Ford Hall        a man named James

Ford.

A. in place of    B. in celebration of C. in memory of    D. in favor of

(   ) 9. Most people on this island are recreational fishers, and        ，fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.

A. accidentally    B. obviously C. purposefully    D. formally

(   ) 8. Your job here is only        ，for you will be removed from it when we have a proper

post for you.

A. permanent    B. compulsory C. worldwide    D. temporary

(   ) 7. ―Does coffee really work when you have to work late into night?

―Yes. As far as I'm concerned, I feel very        after a coffee.

A. energetic    B. normal C. attractive    D. sensitive

(   ) 6. Yesterday he promised to come to my birthday party to sing songs for us,but he hasn't
       yet.

A. turned down    B. turned out C. turned up    D. turned to

(   ) 5. People may have to        land from the sea one day with the sharp increase in popu-
lation,which worries scientists a lot.

A. acquire        B. gain    C. release D. achieve