It never ________ to me that as one of the top students he should fail in the exam.

A．occurred       B．happened       C．appeared       D．sounded

The companies are working together to create ______ they hope will be the most efficient medicine to cure patients of lung cancer.

A．which            B．that           C．what        D．who

The manager in charge _____ to pay _____ the rest of my salary in three days.

A．undertook; for                                   B．admitted; off

C．undertook; off                                   D．admitted; for

By the side of the teaching building of Taizhou High School ______, which was completed in 2003．

A．there standing the library                          B．does the library stand

C．the library stands                                D．stands the library

Which sport has the most expenses _____ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

A．in terms of                                        B．in place of

C．by way of                                         D．by means of

Bob was fired the other day simply because he failed to live up to the boss’s ______.

A．expectations          B．decisions          C．judgments          D．opinions

The new teacher was annoyed that the students couldn’t _____ his meaning because of his strong accent.

A．get across         B．make sense of           C．get through          D．make up

_____ where to go, the foreign woman called 110 for help.

A．Having lost her way and not knowing           B．Losing her way and didn’t know

C．Lost her way and not knew                       D．Lost her way and not knowing

To ensure people’s happiness, the central government will not _____ to take the severest measures against the rising housing prices.

A．hesitate            B．mind            C．continue             D．forbid

I had meant to meet you at the station this afternoon but I was too busy, for I _____ a report which I had to hand in soon.

A．was writing           B．wrote        C．had written       D．have written