After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.

A．let out	B．letting out
C．to let out	D．to be let out

He wished he ____ in his house that day. If he hadn’t, he ____ everything overnight in the fire.
A. didn’t smoke; wouldn’t lose B. hadn’t smoked; wouldn’t have lost
C. didn’t smoke; wouldn’t have lost D. hadn’t smoked; wouldn’t lose

He learns ____ wealth does not buy happiness and _____ friends are more important than a fancy education.

A．that; /	B．what; /
C．/; that	D．/; what

When we fail to ____ our own expectations, we often feel frustrated.

A．look forward to	B．live up to
C．make up for	D．set off for

--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.
--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.

A．far from	B．free from
C．absent from	D．apart from

The music also expressed the rising ____ in the movie as the characters were preparing for battle.

A．setting	B．export
C．tension	D．staff

After the crisis, the President said it would be essential to ____ the financial system.

A．reform	B．inform
C．perform	D．conform

--- What is Rudi up to?
--- Rudi seems bent ____ finding a new job.

A．on	B．to
C．down	D．over

--- I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.
--- _____.

A．Please go ahead	B．That’s right
C．Not at all	D．Take your time