1 . —Tony hadn’t passed the exam and was afraid of being scolded by his parents.
— ________.

A．Neither had Jim	B．So was Jim
C．Nor was Jim	D．So it was with Jim

2 . _____ picking up the phone, I recognized her voice.

A．Upon

B．With

C．As

D．Over

3 . ——Dad, I feel like quitting Chinese; it's so hard.
——Never give up halfway. ____________, you know.

A．All that ends well is well

B．A man cannot spin and reel at the same time

C．A man becomes learned by asking questions

D．All things are difficult before they are easy

4 . —Hey! I just heard that sports meeting would be called off due to the bad weather.
—Really? It doesn't look that bad to me.
—Nah! I was just ________.

A．pulling your leg

B．all ears

C．a wet blanket

D．giving you the cold shoulder

5 . The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.

A．top dog	B．cold fish
C．white elephant	D．black sheep

6 . Although you are not satisfied with me, I have done all that I ______ you.

A．can to help	B．can help
C．can helping	D．can to helping

7 . Lucy came to No. 2 High School in 2003, and it wasn’t long _____ she became a good teacher.

A．since	B．when
C．before	D．after

8 . Yeti is reported       in the Himalayas for centuries.

A．seeing

B．to be seen

C．to see

D．to have been seen

9 . A good idea ________ to me that we could advertise our products on the Internet.

A．occurred	B．happened
C．hit	D．struck

10 . --- I had a quarrel with my best friend yesterday. I apologized to her but she didn’t listen to me. I don’t know what to do now.
--- I’m not good at handling interpersonal relationships.

A．Where has she got to?	B．What’s got into her?
C．Just get off my back.	D．You’ve got me there.