It is comforting to see that ________， we are doing our part for the environment.
| A．as small may be we | B．as we may be small |
| C．small as may be we | D．small as we may be |
I am certain by no means ________ his word since he has promised an amount of money to the poor.
| A．he will break | B．will he break |
| C．broke | D．did he break |
________ about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.
| A．So curious the detective was |
| B．So curious was the detective |
| C．How curious was the detective |
| D．How curious the detective was |
Scientists are still wondering ________ the Egyptians built the pyramids so long ago.
| A．how it is that | B．how is it that |
| C．it is how that | D．that how it is |
—Was it at 11 o'clock ________ your father came back last night?
—Yes, he is always coming back so late.
| A．that | B．while |
| C．when | D．until |
How close parents are to their children ________ a strong influence on the development of the children's characters.
| A．having | B．had |
| C．has | D．have |
A recent study has found that the number of smokers ________ sharply over the past five years.
| A．is increasing |
| B．are increasing |
| C．has been increasing |
| D．have been increasing |
He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ________， refusing them when they turn to him.
| A．if never | B．if ever |
| C．if not | D．if anything |
—Did you tell her the bad news?
—Yes, but I'd rather ________.
| A．didn't | B．not |
| C．not have | D．hadn't |
Look! The ground is wet. It must have rained last night, ________？
| A．hasn't it | B．hadn't it |
| C．mustn't it | D．didn't it |
There is so much rain on the island that its annual rainfall reaches ________.
| A．sixty inches as much as |
| B．as sixty inches much as |
| C．as much as sixty inches |
| D．as much sixty inches as |
—Have you seen the film Lost on Journey?
—Yeah, amazing! It's ________ than the films I have ever seen.
| A．any less interesting | B．much less interesting |
| C．no more interesting | D．far more interesting |
A recent survey shows the number of people who shop in stores ________， while far more are shopping online.
| A．decrease | B．decreases |
| C．is decreasing | D．are decreasing |
When we entered, we found lying on the ground ________ along with her parents.
| A．was a girl | B．were a girl |
| C．a girl was | D．a girl were |
Not only ________ to turn off the lights in the kitchen, but we also failed to lock the front door.
| A．we forgot | B．forgot we |
| C．did we forget | D．we did forget |
We pursue happiness, thinking one day we will find it. But ________ it by seeking it.
| A．rarely will we find | B．rarely we will find |
| C．rarely will find we | D．rarely find we will |
No sooner ________ down on bed ________ the telephone rang.
| A．had he lain; than | B．had he lied; when |
| C．did he lie; than | D．had he laid; before |
Could it be in the restaurant ________ you had dinner with me yesterday ________ you lost your handbag?
| A．where; when | B．which; where |
| C．that; which | D．where; that |
—________ has brought worldwide attention to China?
—Rapid and steady economic growth, of course.
| A．What do you think it is |
| B．What do you think is it |
| C．What do you think it is that |
| D．What do you think is it that |
Either the judge or the lawyers ________ wrong on the case at that moment.
| A．is | B．are |
| C．were | D．was |
We each ________ strong points, but each of us on the other hand ________ weak points.
| A．have; have | B．has; have |
| C．have; has | D．has; has |
The murderer, together with his two brothers, ________ sentenced to death just now.
| A．was | B．were |
| C．is | D．are |
—Are you pleased with what he has done?
—Not a bit. It couldn't be________.
| A．so bad | B．much better |
| C．any worse | D．best |
It was during the Ming Dynasty ________ the Great Wall was repaired and extended to take on the appearance it has today.
| A．when | B．which |
| C．what | D．that |
Not until he went abroad for further study ________ how attached he was to his parents.
| A．that the realized | B．had he realized |
| C．did he realize | D．that he had realized |
So absorbed ________ in our talk that my brother took a wrong turn on the way to the airport.
| A．he was | B．was he |
| C．is he | D．he is |
In the middle of the forest ________， in which we often went fishing when I was a little child.
| A．lies a deep lake | B．a deep lake does lie |
| C．a deep lake lies | D．does a deep lake lie |
I really can't think of ________ told me you were not coming back till tomorrow.
| A．it was who that | B．who was it that |
| C．that who was it | D．who it was that |
I don't believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in tomorrow's business, ________？
| A．do I | B．don't I |
| C．can you | D．can't you |
This computer is worse than that one you bought last year, but it costs twice ________.
| A．as many | B．as much |
| C．so much | D．so many |
—Amazingly, Zhuo Jun got first place for the “China's Got Talent”(中国达人秀) last night.
—So wonderfully ________ in the show that he deserved it.
| A．did he perform | B．had he performed |
| C．he performed | D．he had performed |
She realized that it was not the words but the way she spoke to Bruce ________ hurt him.
| A．who | B．whom |
| C．which | D．that |
The number of historic buildings which ________ has reached a surprising figure that we must be aware of.
| A．has been pulled down | B．had been pulled down |
| C．is being pulled down | D．have been pulled down |
—Jeremy rather than his friends ________ for the accident.
—Absolutely. He shouldn't have driven after being drunk.
| A．are to be blamed | B．are to blame |
| C．is to blame | D．is to be blamed |
In view of the global financial crisis, every possible means ________ to stimulate the economic development in China.
| A．have tried | B．have been tried |
| C．has tried | D．has been tried |
It was President Xi Jinping ________ visited the navy troops and urged to strengthen naval force on April 9,2013.
| A．when | B．which |
| C．that | D．he |
________ who had arrested him three times for carrying drugs.
| A．Before George stood the policeman |
| B．Before George the policeman stood |
| C．Before the policeman stood George |
| D．Before George did the policeman stand |
Kate had a terrible time this summer. Not a day ________ without having some unpleasantness with her sister at home.
| A．she spent | B．she had spent |
| C．did she spend | D．had she spent |
The Chinese government promised that under no circumstances ________ the efforts to provide universal and lowcost health care.
| A．it would stop | B．it might stop |
| C．would it stop | D．might it stop |
So quickly ________ is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.
| A．are science and technology advancing that |
| B．science and technology advancing are that |
| C．science and technology are advancing what that |
| D．are science and technology advancing that what |
When the millionaire was young, he was very poor. Only by doing parttime jobs during the summer holiday ________ afford to pay his college fees.
| A．he could | B．could he |
| C．can he | D．he can |
—How unhappy your roommate looks!
—Yes, but he's not willing to tell me what it is ________ is troubling him.
| A．what | B．which |
| C．as | D．that |
The smoggy weather has made us realize ________ terrible problems we are faced with.
| A．how | B．what |
| C．that | D．which |
Nothing that you say can change his mind, ________？
| A．do you | B．don't you |
| C．can it | D．can't it |
—Which one of these two dictionaries do you advise me to buy, Oxford or Longman?
—Well, take Oxford. I think it is the ________ of the two.
| A．best | B．better |
| C．good | D．well |