Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother ...

单项选择题Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

A.actor
B.guest
C.host
D.dancer

1.单项选择题（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

A.Outside
B.Overseas
C.National
D.Abroad

2.单项选择题He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

A.worried
B.noticed
C.pained
D.bothered

3.单项选择题Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

A.improve
B.increase
C.raise
D.open

4.单项选择题The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

A.brought
B.turned
C.called
D.refused

5.单项选择题The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

A.prevented
B.distracted
C.angered
D.upset

6.单项选择题People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

A.working
B.to have worked
C.to work
D.having worked

7.单项选择题Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不稳定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

A.put
B.settle
C.drag
D.knock

8.单项选择题I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

A.accept
B.agree
C.refusal
D.decline

9.单项选择题Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

A.accepts
B.considers
C.offers
D.takes

10.单项选择题She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

A.tendency
B.foundation
C.intention
D.belonging