5. occasionally; from time to time e. get through

IV. Multiple Choices

1. The boy tried his best to make himself ________in his _______ English.

A. understood, breaking B. understand, broken

C. understand, breaking D. understood, broken

2. English is a language_________ all around the world and is the ________ language of most international organizations.

A. to speak, working B. spoken, working

　　C. speaking, worked D. spoken, worked

3. A: Who are those people with the banner?

　 B: A group_________ itself the League for Peace.

A. calling B. calls C. called D. is called

4. When _________about the secret of his success, Spielberg said that he owed

much of his success and happiness to his wife and children.

A. asked B. being asked C. was asked D. asking

5. The problem __________now is very important.

A. being discussed B. discussed

C. discussing D. to be discussed

6. There was a terrible noise _________ a sudden burst of light.

A. followed B. following C. To be followed D. being followed

7. The computer center, ________last year, is very popular among the students in

this school.

A. open B. opening C. having opened D. opened

8. A: How did the audience feel when they saw the ending of the play?

B:________.

A. Excited B. Excite C. Exciting D. To excite

9. How to feed a ________ population is a problem that is _________ many people.

A. growing, troubling B. grown, troubled

C. growing, troubled D. grown, troubling