—______ it be Li Ping who broke the glass?

　—No. It ______ be Wu Dong who did it.

　　 A. Can; must　　 　 B. Must; need　

　　 C. May; must　　 　 　 D. Need; can

------ The door was open.

　 ------ It ____ open. I had locked it myself and the key was in my pocket.

　 A. can’t be B. mustn’t be　 C. can’t have been D. mustn’t have been

—I’m sorry I didn't make it to your party last night .

—________.I know you're busy these days.

A.Of course　 B. No kidding　 C. That's all right　 D. Don't mention it

—What’s the matter with Della?

—Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __  

A. hopes to          　　 B. hopes so        　　 C. hopes not        　　 D. hopes for

He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______ at a hotel for the night.（ ）

A. putting down　　 B. putting off　 C. putting on　 D. putting up

Luckily, the bullet narrow missed the captain ______ an inch.

　 A. by 　 B. at

　 C. to 　 D. from

He is getting older and older, perhaps into his second　　　 , playing with his grandson’s toy trains all day long.

　 A. childish　　　 B. child　　　 C. boy　　 D. childhood

Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing _______ a stepping-stone to future success.

A. to　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. by

For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree_____.

　　A. in sight B. on earth C. at a distance D. in place