1. ——Shall we go out for a walk?

—— Sorry. This is not the right ___ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.

A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance

2. The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

A. prediction B. promise C. plan D. contribution

3. The performance ______ nearly three hours，but few people left the theatre early.

A. covered B. reached C. played D. lasted

4. The fact that she never apologized ______ a lot about what kind of person she is.

A. saysB. talks C. appears D. declares

5. Einstein liked Bose's paper so much that he ___ his own work and translated it into German.

A. gave off B. turned down C. took over D. set aside

6. —— Let's go for a walk in the garden.

—— _______，but I need to do the washing-up.

A. No，thank you B. That's right C. Good idea D. Not at all

7. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we___ fine.

A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get along

8. Don't put the chair too close to the stove. Dry wood ______ fire easily，you know.

A. lights B. burns C. makes D. catches

9. We both strongly ______ your going to Iraq at this time of the war. It's not a wise decision.

A. enjoy B. oppose C. appreciate D. insist

10. The old man，_______ abroad for twenty years，is on the way back to his motherland.

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