He was captured and _______ by enemy soldiers.

A. taken prisoner  B. taken a prisoner    C. make prisoner       D. made a prisoner

.It will not be _______ he returns from abroad.

A. before long   B. long before       C. after long           D. long after

_______ the cost, it will take a lot of time.

      A. Apart        B. Apart from       C. But for             D. Except for

I’d like to do something for you _______ everything you’ve done for me.

A. in exchange       B. in turn            C. in return for        D. in terms of

 It was seven o’clock ______ I got to school this morning, _______ made our teacher very angry.

A. when; that        B. that; that           C. that; when         D. when; which

 The Library is _______ several sets of encyclopedias(百科全书).

    A. in possession of  B. in the possession of  C. take possession of  D. take the possession of

I can’t_______ my work when I’m hungry.

     A. concentrated on    B. concentrate on   C. concentrate upon  D. both B and C

______ is no good _____ without doing anything.

     A. This, talking    B. It ; talk        C. It talking        D. that, to talk

Flowers soon ______ when they have been cut.

     A. was dead      B. fade           C. lost            D. came

_______ I don’t want to go, and in the second _______ I can’t afford to.

     A. First; place                                 B. In the first place; time   

     C. In the first place; place                D. In the first time, time