哪位英语高手帮忙给个答案?1 . At the age of 37, Tom finally setteld down

哪位英语高手帮忙给个答案?
1 . At the age of 37, Tom finally setteld down in Chicago after hehad got a well-___ position in a big company there. (pay) (5 分)
A. paid
B. paying


2 . You have nothing to ___ by refusing to listen to our advise. (5 分)
A. gain
B. grasp
C. seize
D. earn


3 . The dark figure suddenly ___. (5 分)
A. vanished
B. faded
C. varnished
D. came


4 . One day I ___ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college. (5 分)
A. came across
B. came about
C. came after
D. came at


5 . If only he ___ earlier! (5 分)
A. told me
B. had told me
C. tells me
D. should tell me


6 . As a result of careless washing the jacket ___ to a child’s size. (5 分)
A. compressed
B. shrank.dropped
C. decreased


7 . He was involved ___ the love affair. (5 分)
A. within
B. into
C. with
D. in


8 . Why don’t you ___ instead of hiding and evading like this all the time? (5 分)
A. let knowing the truth
B. speak uo the truth
C. come out with the truth
D. talk over the truth


9 . Our chances of winning the game are ___. (5 分)
A. slim
B. light
C. slant
D. slender


10 . He hoped the firm would ___ him to the Paris branch. (5 分)
A. exchange
B. transmit
C. transfer
D. remove


11 . Stop writing. It’s time that you ___ your papers. (5 分)
A. must hand in
B. have to hand in
C. could hand in
D. handed in


12 . I’d go with you on the trip, but I ___ no time. (5 分)
A. have
B. had
C. have had
D. had had


13 . He has decided to take ___ the job. (5 分)
A. for
B. over
C. after
D. in


14 . If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you ___ now. (5 分)
A. couldn't have smiled
B. wouldn't be smiling
C. didn't smile
D. won't smile


15 . She dreams ___ becoming an actress. (5 分)
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. with


16 . Every year children look forward to Children’s Day with great ___.(eager) (5 分)
A. eagerly
B. eagerness


17 . The threat of war has ___ business activity. (5 分)
A. oppressed
B. depressed
C. expressed
D. repressed


18 . ___ their difference, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other. (5 分)
A. But for
B. For all
C. Above all
D. Except for


19 . He seems too ___ to do the heavy work. (5 分)
A. old
B. ancient
C. few
D. little


20 . If you don’t work hard, you would amount ___. (5 分)
A. to anything
B. to nothing
C. to anybody
D. to nobody