_________(23)
A.use
B.play
C.operation
D.service

In Paris/ Hemingway meet/ many / his old friends / encourage / his writing / career.
A.In Paris, Hemingway encouraged many of his old friends who met him in his writing career.
B.In Paris, Hemingway met many of his old friends, who encouraged him in his writing career
C.In Paris, Hemingway encouraged his writing career which many of his old friends met.
D.In Paris, Hemingway encouraged his writing career to meet many of his old friends.

I / grateful / you / send / latest catalogue / price lists.
A.I am grateful if you send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
B.I would be grateful to you to send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
C.I would be grateful if you could send me the latest catalogue of price lists.
D.I would be grateful if you could send to me the latest catalogue of price lists.

Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week, ?
A.will they
B.won’t they
C.won’t it
D.will it

The youths nowadays have many things to do in their time.
A.leisure
B.entertainment
C.fun
D.amusement

By the household chores, he can help his mother after going home from school.
A.rdering
B.doing
C.having
D.making

Although the exam was difficult, the students passed it.
A.most of
B.none of
C.a few
D.a lot

- “You look ill. What’s wrong with you?”
- “ ”
A.No, sir.
B.No matter.
C.Not at all.
D.Nothing.

She is very absent-minded: she her cellphone three times!
A.has lost
B.loses
C.was losing
D.had lost

The passage mainly discusses _________.
A.the decline of international circulation
B.the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century
C.magazines and continuing education
D.the rise and fall of the radio business