The competition between the two restaurants was______.

A. in　　　　 B. on　　　 C. away　　　 D. out

—At lunch time I’d like to have a chat with you.

— ________. Have what with me?

　　 A. I apologize.　 　　 B. Pardon?　　　　

　　 C. I see.　　　　　　 D. Forgive me.

The policeman asked me ______ and ______ .

A. what was the matter; what was my name　　

B. what was the matter; what my name was

C. what the matter was; what was my name　　

D. what the matter was; what my name was

— I knocked but nobody answered the door.

— They _______ asleep then and didn’t hear you.

A. must be　　 B. should be 　C. must have been　 D. should have been

Radium salts, which have been found to _____ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone.

　　A. pile up 　　 B. build up　　 C. keep up 　　 D. pull up

The power station keeps the villages ______ with electricity.

　　A. supplied        B. to supply       C. supplying       D. having supplied

---Why did you put the wood near the fire? It’s dangerous.

---Don’t worry. Wet wood won’t _______.

A. burnt  　　　B. be burnt  　　　　C. be burning  　　　D. burn

I ____ you how to deal with the matter, but why didn’t you ask me?

　 A. could show　 B. were to show　 C. had shown　 D. would have shown

—I hope Bill won’t come.

—_____, why did you invite him?

A. Now what　　 B. If so

C. In case　 D. Even though