10. His failure in the driving test _________ his carelessness.

　 A. resulted in　　　 B. resulted from　　 C. led to　　　 D. brought about

9. The store is well __________ replacement parts.

　 A. is furnished for　　 B. is supplied to　 C. is stocked with　　 D. is offered with

8. There are still many people suffering a lot, and we are to do something to _______ poverty.

　 A. keep out　　 B. wipe out　　 C. give out　　 D. run out

7. Many people feel nervous about speaking in ____, especially making a formal speech to ____.　 A. public; public　　 B. the public; public　 C. public; the public　 D. the public; the public

6. They knew it was too expensive, but they went ahead and bought it __________ its price.

　 A. because of　　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. owing to　　 D. thanks to

5. The undersea cable was broken. I couldn’t ______ to Paris.

　 A. get through　　 B. go over　　 C. get together　　 D. break through

4. Why did the plan fail again? What ________ was the problem?

　 A. on the earth　　 B. in the earth　　 C. in the world　　 D. on top of the world

3. He ate some bad fish. _______, he felt ill.

　 A. After all　　 B. As a result of　　 C. Above all　　 D. At last

2. – Do you feel like ______ there or shall we take a bus?

　 - I’d like to walk. But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather we ______ a taxi.

　 A. walking; hire　　 B. to walk; hire　　 C. to walk; hired　　 D. walking; hired

1. – What do you think of the book?

- Excellent. It’s worth ________ a second time.

　 A. to read　　 B. to be read　　 C. reading　　　 D. being read