So far，only one man has ________ a theory that seems to fit all the facts．

A．come up with B．put up with

C．lined up with D．caught up with

—Your car should be ready next Tuesday．

—We were ________ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday．

A．still B．rather C．always D．even

Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama，Nirvana in Fire，Hu Ge would ________ and actively seek new roles．

A．make a mountain out of a molehill

B．have too many irons in the fire

C．strike while the iron is hot

D．put the cart before the horse

We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________．

A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear

Passion is passion and it doesn't matter ________ it's directed．Exactly，it can be coins or sports or politics．

A．why B．how

C．whether D．where

Different tastes among tourists from outside the mainland ________ the list of the country's attractions．

A．top B．shape C．lead D．show

It wasn't easy having my friends talk about their freshman years ________ I wasn't a part of．

A．whom B．when C．that D．what

The desk that ________ clean so I could do homework was always surrounded with bowls of bad milk，old magazines and so on．

A．may have been B．would have been

C．must have been D．should have been

He ________ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he did．

A．debated B．predicted

C．plotted D．calculated

How could I lie to her ________ she lived for the truth，whether it was found in music or people？

A．unless B．when C．while D．though