To tell _________truth, it is _______struggle for Jack to get ready in such a short time.

   A. the; real a        B. a; a real      C. the; really a         D. a; a really

 The young man was glad that his experience as a cook in the army finally _______.

   A. paid off           B. paid for      C. paid up          D. paid back

66. I was very lucky to experience this difference way of life.

  I was very lucky to _____________   __________ this different way of life.

67. Children’s academic success always makes their parents very delighted.

   ________ to parents’ __________ their children can gain great success in their study.

68. Rather than have something simple and easy to use, I have these monsters that can do everything that I do not need.

   ________  _________ having something simple and easy to use, I have these monsters that can do everything that I do not need.

69. We were surprised to know that the meetings were held secretly.

   To our surprise, the meetings were held ___________   __________

70. That company is making knockoffs(仿冒品)of our watches and selling them, so we tell them right away to stop or we will take them to court.

   That company is making knockoffs(仿冒品)of our watches and selling them so we tell them right away to stop or they will be _________  ________.

71. When____________(apply) for a job, you should highlight your experience and skills.

72. The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building ___________(remain)now.

73. Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ___________(teach)a class at that time.

74. A new cinema ____________(build) here. They hope to finish it next month.

75. It won’t be long before we _______(know) the result of the experiment.

76．写信人声答拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1，000英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。

   The writer stated that Rastus was in ___________  _________and would be returned immediately if Mrs.

   Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.

77．莱瑟姆一周以后也作了一次尝试，飞到离多佛不到半英里的地方。

   Latham _________ another _________a week later and got within half a mile of Dover.

78．大多数猫在他们的一生中，对人存在戒心。

   Most cats remain ___________  ________ humans all their lives.

79．靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球。

   Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires ________  _______metal spheres.

80．不管美洲狮去哪，它在它的身后都会留下一连串鹿和像兔子之类的小动物的尸体。

   __________it went, it left behind it a ________ of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.

81．如今由于山里挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危险了。

   _________  __________a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveler is in difficulty.

82．编辑立即给那位记者发去传真，要求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。

  The editor at once sent the journalist a fax _________him to find out the _______number of steps and the height of the wall.

83．宁静突然被打破，一辆大轿车亮着前灯，响着喇叭，呼啸着冲进了拱廊街。

   The silence was suddenly __________ when a large car, ________its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.

84．尽管上了年纪，但她看起来确实很美。不过，考古学家迄今未能查明她的身份。

   ________her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been able to discover her.

85．他掐得工资将只是原来工资的一半，但他认为，金钱的损失与地位的提高相比是值得的。

   He will be earning only half as much as he used to be, but he feels that his rise in ________is well _________the loss of money.