1. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; ______, he could neither eat nor sleep.
　　A. over the years      B. after all              C. as well              D. as a result

　　2. A few years later I ______ English as I became interested in it.
　　A. took over          B. took off              C. took up              D. took on

　　3. These natural parks are very important for protecting many animals, which would ______ have the danger of dying out.
　　A. otherwise      B. yet                  C. forever             D. ever

　　4. With some ______ problems to deal with, he had no time to say goodbye to us and left in a hurry.
　　A. personal          B. urgent              C. social              D. common

　　5. Now, more and more people suffer ______ the pressure of their job.
　　A. of              B. off                  C. from                  D. with

　　6. Last night, we were talking about a math problem heatedly when the lights suddenly ______.
　　A. turned off      B. switched off          C. went off              D. put off

　　7. I ____ ping-pong quite well, but I haven't had time to play since the New Year.
　　A. will play         B. have played         C. played             D. play

　　8. I don't really work here; I _____until the new secretary arrives.                                     
　　A. just help out     B. have just helped out    C. am just helping out     D. will just help out

　　9.  --Did you tell Julia about the result?
　　    --Oh, no, I forgot. I ____ her now.
　　A. will be calling     B. will call            C. am going to call         D. am to call

　　10. Look at the clouds, ____.
　　A. It'll rain.        B. It's going to rain.        C. It'll be raining.         D. It is to rain.