Being much too far, Maria was advised to reduce her food for each meal, yet she would    that.

A. have none of   B. accept   C. take care of   D. listen to

The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for Expo 2010 is strongly impressed     my memory.

A. to    B. over   C. by   D. on

Don’t leave your work    .

done half  B. half done  C. a half done  D. done a have

Andeison entered the classroom, ____book in ___hand.

 A. ×, his     B.×, ×    C. a, ×    D. a, the

I don’t think the two parties can      agreement in the near future.

A. arrive   B. reach   C. reach for   D. arrive at

--Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?

  ---We’d better not.   ,the problem isn’t so burning. What’s more, the manager won’t be back until tomorrow.

A. Begun with  B. Beginning with  C. To begin with   D. Being begin with

He works in a factory now, but he   on a farm for 20 years.

A. worked   B. has worked      C. had worked  D. had been working

As a famous Chinese saying  , he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall isn’t a true man.

A. means  B. goes   C. speaks   D. works

He     20 dollars for his old bike the other day.

A. paid  B. took   C. spent   D. offered

The captain told the sailors to  their sprits when they were on the point of giving up.

A. keep up  B. pick up   C. take on   D. go on