Henry has come in his raincoat and gumboots, ______ for rain．

A．prepared        B．preparing       C．having prepared         D．prepares

My seat was next to ______ of the famous writers so I could ask for some advice from him about writing．

A．it            B．this          C．that            D．one

I have $50, but that isn’t ______ enough for my journey fare．

A．a(chǎn)lmost          B．nearly          C．hardly         D．mostly

--- Will another fifty be enough?

--- Just twenty will ______．

A．work          B．do         C．suit           D．fit

When she came in, she found a stranger ______ at the back of the classroom with his eyes ______ upon her．

A．sitting; fixing           B．sat; fixing         C．seating; fixed           D．seated; fixed

Nearly a month had gone by ______ she showed some sign of giving in to her father．

A．until          B．before            C．since               D．a(chǎn)fter

--- What bad luck that we ______ the football match in the last 3 minutes!

--- Especially when we ______ so hard in the past two months．

A．had lost; trained                                   B．lost; have been training

C．have lost; have trained                          D．were losing; had trained

---Thanks for your trouble．

---Not at all．I'm ______ pleased to help you．

A．too much         B．too only          C．so much        D．only too

---Did you reach the top of the mountain?

---Yes．Even I myself didn’t believe I could ______ it．

A．work               B．climb          C．make            D．get

An opinion is ______ someone believes is true but has not been proved.

A．what        B．that           C．which         D．whether