1 . My friend told me that many factories in his city          to close down because of serious pollution.

A．have been forced	B．had been forced
C．have forced	D．had forced

2 . He is creative? Do you mean he can always         an excuse whenever he makes a mistake?

A．take up

B．bring up

C．make up

D．set up

3 . When we talk about banning mobile phones in school, we should also look at the good side. In a word, we should not ______.

A．kill two birds with one stone	B．throw the baby out with the bathwater
C．do in Rome as Romans do	D．have butterflies in our stomach

4 . Driven by his personal ______ to become a doctor, Richard studies even harder than he used to.

A．possession

B．affection

C．frustration

D．ambition

5 . —Jimmy, I’m leaving tomorrow, please remember________ my goldfish.
—I will.

A．to feed

B．feeding

C．feed

D．fed

6 . Why do you stand and watch the thief ______ away, with your arms ______ ?

A．running; folded

B．run; folded

C．to run; folding

D．running; folding

7 . Review your lessons in time, ____________you’ll get far left behind.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．while

8 . The pen____________ so well and I think it is worth____________. To be honest, you will regret it if you don’t take it.

A．is written; buying	B．writes; to be bought
C．writes; buying	D．wrote; being bought.

9 . ______, my boy. You can’t expect to finish all the work in such a short time.

A．Kill two birds with one stone	B．Rain cats and dogs
C．Hold your horses	D．Brave the elements

10 . ―“This cloth ________well and ______long.”
—“Ok. I’ll take it.”

A．washes, lasts	B．is washed, lasted
C．washes, is lasted	D．is washing, lasting