1 . Did you find ____________ impossible for him to tell the truth?

A．this

B．it

C．that

D．what

2 . The board are discussing the possible ____________ they can take of the present economic situation.

A．notice

B．advantage

C．use

D．best

4 . Though both of these men were ________ successful, their paths to success were very different.

A．ultimately

B．sincerely

C．mainly

D．instantly

5 . —Tom, what a pity! I almost succeeded yesterday.
—____________. I told you to be careful before.

A．One false step will make a great difference

B．Where there’s life, there’s hope

C．Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

D．One tree does not make a forest

6 . Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but ____________, he hardly passed the last exam.

A．believe it or not

B．in other words

C．besides

D．put simply

7 . Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer ________ LiQiang.

A．called

B．calling

C．to call

D．call

8 . As the saying goes, actions speak ______ than words.

A．loud

B．louder

C．loudest

D．the loudest

9 . With dinner ________, my mother went on to water her vegetables.

A．had prepared

B．prepared

C．preparing

D．to prepare

10 . I would be_____________ if you could give me a kind consideration.

A．graceful

B．global

C．gradual

D．grateful