He is a famous writer. I remember............... him at your wedding party.




A.to me
B.meeting



mêtito me
C.to be met
D.will be met

Lin’s success took us all by surprise.




A.We were taken aback by all of Lin’s successes.
B.Lin was successful, which surprised all of us.
C.Lin’s success was surprised to all of us.
D.We took all of Lin’s successes surprisingly.

To say that Richard Outcault had been “lured away from” the World by Hearst means which of the following?




A.Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World.
B.Hearst warned Outcault not to leave the World.
C.Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World.
D.Hearst fired Outcault from the World.

The word “staple” is closest in meaning to _______.




A.new version
B.huge success
C.popular edition
D.regular feature

In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?




A.In the order in which they were created.
B.According to the newspaper in which they appeared.
C.In alphabetical order by title.
D.From most popular to least popular.

Are you interested between learning English?




A.Are
B.interested
C.between
D.learning

______(56)




A.annoyed
B.annoying
C.to annoy
D.annoyance

Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.” Kate: “Uh, really? __________!”




A.Take care of yourself
B.Congratulations
C.You are always lucky
D.Lucky as you are

She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.




A.had a temperature
B.kept her temper
C.became very angry
D.felt worried

__________ (9)




A.underclassman
B.legal
C.undercover
D.official