1 . Finally, he worked out the problem by himself. The underlined word is closest in meaning to “_________”.

A．In the end

B．At the end

C．By the end

2 . ________, police found the missing child ________ the road.

A．In the end; at the end of	B．At the end; in the end of
C．In the end; by the end of	D．At the end; by the end of

3 . We planned to watch the Beijing Opera for an hour, but _________, we stayed for three hours.

A．at the end

B．on the end

C．in the end

4 . ________ of the last week, he had finished reading the book.

A．By the end

B．In the end

C．At the end

D．Until

5 . ________, all the students passed the exam.

A．By the end	B．At the end
C．In the end	D．To the end

6 . He tried many different jobs, but ________ he became a teacher.

A．at the end	B．to the end
C．in the end	D．by the end

7 . —If you keep doing that, you will learn two thousand new words ________ next year.
—OK, I will. Thank you.

A．in the end

B．end up

C．by the end of

D．at the end

9 . —You speech was fantastic! Well done!
—Thank you. I was a little nervous _________, but I felt relaxed very soon.

A．at first

B．at the same time

C．at last

D．at the end

10 . Stick a piece of coloured paper ______ the frame and then put a tail ______.

A．onto, in the end	B．into, at the end
C．onto, on the end	D．into, by the end