She is in a poor ______of health,which worries her mother much.

A.position                    B.situation                   C.state                         D.condition

We look forward to the day when the motorcar has been replaced by some less dangerous ____ of transport.

  A. methods B. means C. manners D. ways

Most of the students felt rather disappointed at the English party. They say that it ______ better organized.

       A. had been     B. had to be     C. must have been    D. could have been

Great men never give up ___ difficulty.

        A. in a face of   B. in face of the   C. in the face of   D.in the face of the

It is ___ to be late.

       A. too good a chance       B. too a good chance

C.too good chance         D. too good chances

The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.

A. split    B. separate    C. tear    D. divide

Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

   A. surprisingly    B. eventually

   C. permanently     D. virtually

Can you _____ me _____ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow.

   A. give .. out     B. send .. in

   C. write .. off    D. run .. off

This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.

A. collection    B. harvest    C. flower    D. plant

What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.

A. Somehow  B. Anyhow  C. Somewhat  D. Anywhere