The book tells ____life story of John Smith ,who left _______school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16.
| A．the, the | B．a , the | C．the. / | D．a,/ |
The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．
| A．knew | B．had known |
| C．have known | D．know |
Dan Brown，_____ author of The Da Vinci Code，is _____ very famous American writer．
| A．a; the | B．the; the |
| C．the; a | D．a; a |
Jack，it’s too hot here．______ I open the window？
| A．Shall | B．Will | C．Should | D．Would |
_____ he promised that he wouldn’t be late，he didn’t arrive until the end of the party．
| A．Since | B．Although |
| C．Because | D．Until |
Since the new speed limits ______，the number of accidents in the area has fallen strikingly．
| A．were introduced | B．introduced |
| C．have been introduced | D．have introduced |