His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning .
A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money

James hates his new job. It’s such a different field and he feels like .......................
A. in hot water B. a fish out of water
C. a big fish in a small pond D. water off a duck’s back

I waited in Time Square for Mary for more than two hours, but she never ................
A. showed up B. turned in C. hung around D. pulled off

She worships the sun and ....................she always spends her holidays in Greece.
A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. yet D. however

Not having written about the environment topic.................., a low mark.
A. the teacher gave B. I was given
C. my presentation was given D. the teacher gave me

A bomb ......................when a lot of people were shopping in the mall, and killed many of them.
A. went out B. went up C. went off D. was exploded

You................... exhausted! You haven’t had a break all day.
A. should be B. must be C. must have been D. might be

Unlike many modernist poets,..................... based on ordinary speech.
A. the poetry written by Robert Frost B. the works of Robert Frost were
C. Robert Frost wrote poems that were D. Robert Frost’s poems were

I wish my mother............... when she does the housework or, at least, I wish she.....................
in tune.
A. hadn’t sung-will be singing B. won’t sing- can’t sing
C. wouldn’t sing-would sing D. couldn’t have sung-sang