The dictionary published by Oxford University Press recently has really ______ because it is of great use to the learners of English.

A. taken away     B. taken down     C. taken off     D. taken out

It is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you ______ the specialized rules.

A. give up       B. stick to       C. insist on     D. connect to

I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always ________ you ________ a careful driver.

A. think; are         B. am thinking; are  C. thought; were      D. think; were

I arrived late; I ________ the road to be so icy.

A. wouldn’t expect 　　        B. haven’t expected

C. hadn’t expected                 D. wasn’t expecting

—Has Sam finished his homework today?

—I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.

A. did      B. has done   C. was doing D. had done

I haven't seen her ____ the past few years.

       A.since      B.in      C. before      D. after

He ______. It's a shame my mobile phone was power-off.

A. ought to call me  B. could have called me 

C. may be calling me   D. might call me

_________ time and labor, cartoonists generally d

raw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb.

A. To save     B. Saved     C. Saving     D. Having saved

The bad man ___ .

       A. robbed me my coat                 B.stole me my coat 

C.robbed my coat from me             D.stole my coat from me

Flight BA 123 to Vienna is now boarding at

A. Gate 21    B. 21St Gate    C. the Gate 21    D. 21 Gate