I always wanted to have a brother or sister and my parents bought me a puppy______, but it wasn’t the same.




A.instead
B.itself
C.in return
D.them

It’s _______we both found jobs that paid better. I always seem to be in debts these days.




A.soon
B.nice
C.time
D.suggested

Do you have______ for your mobile phone?




A.contracted
B.contractors
C.subcontracts
D.a contract

At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans are about people who lived in the nineteenth century.




A.three-quarters
B.famous
C.are
D.lived

It was not until after I had got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.




A.On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.
B.Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.
C.I didn't turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.
D.I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office; then it would have been easier to go and set it.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Is it necessary that I _____ here tomorrow?




A.were
B.am being
C.be
D.would be

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any solutions.




A.thought over
B.come up with
C.looked into
D.got round to

A.decisive
B.maximum
C.experience
D.appointment

It can be inferred from the passage that Australian bushfire has affected ______.




A.the environment, ecological system and archaeology
B.the environment and ecological system
C.the air quality
D.animals’ and people’s homes

According to the passage, Australian bushfire season ____________.




A.has happened since June 2019
B.first happened in January 2020
C.happened due to previous fires burning some years ago
D.only happened in the southeast of the country