1. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two__1__of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
2. The small mountain village was__2__by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out
C. cut off D. cut away
3. Miss Green was__3__$100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
4. Modern__4__perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology
C. tactics D. tendency
5. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it__5__when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming