When I said that some people are stupid, I was not _______ you.

A. talking to           B. referring to         C. turning to          D. listening to

---Were you busy last week?

---Very. I devote every effort to_________ an advertisement, rather than_____ time playing cards as usual.

A. making; wasting                B. make; waste

C. make; to waste                 D. making; a waste of

Soon the thief was caught and fined 5 times _______ he should have paid.

A. as many money as                          B. the amount of money

C. the money as                                D. more money as

If we are not _______ the progress we have made, we will have greater success.

A. interested in         B. strict in        C. popular with           D. content with

In October, the price of the ________ to Mount Tai has risen by 50 yuan.

A. permission                                     B. admission

C. introduction                                   D. instruction

All possible means __________.However, nothing can __________ Jack from adventuring in that mysterious forest.

A. has tried; stop                                           B. has been tried; keep    

C. have tried; keep                                         D. have been tried; prevent

We agreed to accept ___________ they thought was the best typewriter.

A. whatever                                             B. whomever

C. whichever                                                  D. whoever

--How do people do bird-watching?

--Sometimes they         the birds quietly; sometimes they use telescopes.

A. catch           B. approach         C. cast          D. shoot

He is ________ to visit us if he knows where we live.

A. likely         B. possible         C. probably          D. necessary

The ______ speaker kept us ______ at the meeting.

A. amusing; amused                                   B. amused; amusing  

C. amused; amused                                          D. amusing; amusing