—The war is very likely to break out in the near future.

—I ________, if the situation goes on as it is.

　 A. hope so　　　　　　　　　 B. hope not　　　　　　　　 C. am afraid not　　　　 D. am afraid so

 Many laid-off workers have ________ the government ________ the newly-built apartments.

   A. applied for; to           B. applied to; for         C. applied; for             D. applied; to

 He decided not to say anything at the meeting unless ________.

   A. asked to                   B. to ask to                 C. asking to                D. ask to

 As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ________ the problem.

   A. raise                         B. arrange                  C. reject                      D. handle

 No sooner ________ at home than it began to rain heavily.

   A. did I arrive                B. was I arriving          C. had I arrived          D. would I arrive

 The man entered the room and looked everywhere ________ in search of something.

   A. so that                      B. even if                    C. as if                        D. in case

 It will take a long time to ________ the skills she needs to become a famous player.

   A. require                     B. acquire                   C. request                   D. demand

 The children ran away ________ all directions the moment they saw their teacher coming near.

   A. in                              B. to                            C. from                        D. off

 There is so much noise in the yard that I can’t ________ my attention on my work.

   A. attract                      B. pay                         C. absorb                     D. concentrate

 I can still think of many cases ________ the media have a strong effect on young people.

   A. why                          B. which                      C. where                      D. whose