1. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of ____.

A. date       B. shape                C. order            D. balance

2. Can the running water company _____ enough water ____ the citizens?

A. supply; to     B. provide; with        C. offer; for           D. give; with

3. Betty hoped to work for The Times but ____ she took a job on the local newspaper.

A. absolutely  B. extremely            C. definitely           D. eventually

4. Talking about others’ private matters is not polite. Let’s _____ the conversation to a different topic.

A. add        B. switch       C. compare      D. exchange

5. _______£¬he is still as modest as before£¬which always moves all the people who know him.

A£®As he is a star                    B£®A star as he is

C£®Star as he is               D£®As is he a star