13.　 Jim ___ to Marry last week.

A.is engaged　 B.was engaged　 C.gets engaged　 D.got engaged

12.　 Tom and his brother _____ some plans for acquiring land and starting in business as market gardeners.

A.busied with　 B.engaged themselves　 C.were engaged with　 D.were engaged in

11.　 To everyone’s surprise, the fashionable young man _____ out to be a thief.

a)　　　 found　 B.proved　 C.put　 D.turned

10.　 We _____ the task of cleaning up the house.

A.understand　　 B.undergo　　 C.undertake　 D.understimate

9.　　 Robert suggested Lester ____ the construction of the new building.

A.to undertake　 B.undertook carrying out　 C.to undertake to carry out　 D.undertake

8.His face seemed pale,for he just ____ a terrible dream and awoke.

A.made　 B.lived　　 C.gave　 D.dreamed

7.　　 Michael never dreamt of _____ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

A.being a chance　 B.there’s a chance　 C.there to be a chance　　 there being a chance

6.Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table ____ reach of little children.

A.into　 B.without　 C.within　 D.with

5．In front of the farmhouse, they met a little boy　　　 　a branch to make a walking stick.

　　 A．who was working on　　　　　　　　 B．that working at

　　 C．who worked at　 D．was working on

4．It is better to lose one's life than 　　　.

　　 A．if you lose your spirit　　　　　　 B．losing his spirit

　　 C．to lose one's spirit　　　 D．your spirit getting lost