1. He sat at the desk, __________ a novel.

A. read           B. to read          C. reading          D. reads

2. If you cheat in the exam, you could hardly _________ it.

A. throw away     B. get away        C. get away from    D. get away with

3. No potatoes for me—I'm _______ a diet.

A. at             B. in              C. on             D. with

4. The speed of cars and trucks is _____ to 30 kilometers per hour in large cities in China.

A. limited         B. limiting          C. limiting to       D. limited to

5. Smoking is a bad habit. You should _________ it.

A. throw away     B. get away with     C. get rid of        D. throw

6. I'm really tired _______ Tom. He had me _________ for two hours in the rain.

A. of, waiting     B. with; wait        C. of; waited       D. with; waited