．It is very difficult to     his mind because he is always changing his mind.

A. see  B. read   C. understand  D. find

—— Look at the black clouds.It ＿＿＿＿＿＿ soon.

—— Sure.If only we ＿＿＿＿＿out.

A.is raining； didn’ t come

B.is to rain； won’ t start

C.will rain； haven’ t started

D.is going to rain； hadn’ t come

—— Did he notice you enter the room?

—— I don’ t think so.He＿＿＿＿＿to the radio with his eyes shut.

A.listened B.was listening

C.has listened D.had listened

—— I’m sorry, but I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

—— You ＿＿＿＿＿ your temper but that’s OK.

A.have lost B.had lost

C.did lose D.were losing

 Take a taxi,___________ you'll miss your train.

A. in    B. during    C. throughout     D. within

Shortly after the accident, two___________ police were sent to the spot to keep order.

A. dozens of     B. dozens      C. dozen of     D. dozen

The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see___________ the next year

A. carry out                         B. carrying out    

C. carried out                       D. to carry out

___________ you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A. Now that       B. After       C. Although    D. As soon as

The air company going from bad to worse, the workers____________ hardly enough to make a living.

A. are paid        B. are paying     C. have paid   D. paid

The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ___________ is often the case in other countries

A. as         B. that         C. so         D. it