______ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.
| A．Being no rain | B．There was no rain |
| C．To be no rain | D．There being no rain |
—What do you think about _________ dress in the shop window?
—Oh, it’s beautiful. Linda will be pleased if she can have it as _________ birthday present.
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．a; the | D．the; the |
A warm thought suddenly came to me ______ I might use the picket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.
| A．if | B．when | C．that | D．which |
I was still sleeping when the fire ___________, and then it spread quickly.
| A．broke out | B．put out | C．came out | D．got out |
It is reported that the United States uses ______ energy as the whole of Europe.
| A．as twice | B．twice much | C．twice much as | D．twice as much |
I thought him nice and honest ______ I met her.
| A．first time | B．for the first time | C．the first time | D．by the first time |