When his father came into his room, Tom pretended _______ a book.

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

 Martin was sick with a strange fever; _______, he could neither eat nor sleep.

A. as a result          B. after all                            C. in a way      D. above all

 The company will be left in the _______ of the secretary when the manager is away.

A. change                     B. charge                         C. need           D. place

 It was last night_______ Mr. Brown came back to his hometown from Africa.

   A. when              B. where                      C. that            D. who

 To be an excellent runner, you must be prepared to _______ much hard work.

   A. go through             B. stand for                   C. sort out          D. rely on

 It turned out that one of the children I thought a girl was _______ a boy.

A. specially              B. usually                     C. especially       D. actually

 With more forests being destroyed, humans have to _______ a lot from what they have done.

A. separate                  B. suffer                           C. stop             D. protect

 Jackson seemed crazy _______the Chinese culture when he visited China last year.

A. about                B. with                       C. for            D. at

Excuse me, but can you tell me ________?

A. where can I get to the library　　　　　　 　　　　 B. how I can get to the library

　 C. how can I get to the library　　　　　　 　 　　　　 D. where I can get to the library

 _______ you want to change for a single room, you’ll have to wait for a while.

A. While                     B. Although                    C. Until             D. If