单项选择。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【小题1】Can computers completely take the place of human beings ________？No one can tell.

A．by the end	B．at the end
C．in the end	D．until the end

【小题2】—We need an immediate reply.
—I see. I’ll send the paper to you ________.

A．just now	B．sooner or later
C．right away	D．for a while

【小题3】The article discusses the ________ which led to the outbreak of the war.

A．matter

B．affairs

C．events

D．business

【小题4】The houses across the street are ________，but they were very good a few years ago.

A．in rows

B．in ruins

C．in number

D．in detail

【小题5】It was a ________ story，and we all got ________.

A．shocking；shocking	B．shocked；shocked
C．shocking；shocked	D．shocked；shocking

【小题6】—Is there good news from your friend?
—Yes，many valuables have been ________ in the working site.

A．come out

B．worked out

C．dug out

D．brought out

【小题7】 He was so ________ thought that he didn’t see the pole on the road.

A．buried in

B．careful with

C．busy with

D．serious about

【小题8】The heat in the desert is ________; therefore there are few plants growing there.

A．hot

B．wide

C．serious

D．extreme

【小题9】 —Why didn’t Angus come to school today?
—He ________ his leg while playing football yesterday.

A．beat

B．kicked

C．knocked

D．injured

【小题10】—Sorry, Daddy. I am not getting on well with my studies.
—Well.________ you hadn’t wasted so much time playing online games.

A．As if

B．Even if

C．If only

D．Only if