A house was ______ between midnight and 5 a.m.. A lot of valuable things were stolen.

A. broken out B. broken off

C. broken in D. broken into

On the hill ________, there used to be an old temple.

A. near B. nearby

C. nearly D. closely

With winter ____, the weather became colder.

A. approaches B. approaching

C. approached D. approach

______ what the teacher says if you think it is important.

A. Make a note of B. Make a note

C. Make notes D. Make note of

Vegetables usually go ____ as soon as we are at sea.

A. badly B. bad C. well D. sick

It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come or what you are.

A. one B. that C. what D. if

The news I looked forward to _______ at last, but it was quite disappointing.

A. come B. coming

C. came D. comes

Mr. Smith, _____ of the ______ speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored

C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring

----What a beautiful picture!

----It’s years ______ I painted a picture as beautiful as this one.

A. that B. since C. when D. before

________, 200 students went for the picnic, ____ some from No.2 High School.

A. By total, includes B. In total, included

C. Total, including D. In total, including