9.Loulan City is not at all__________a traveler who has never seen the desert before can expect.
| A．that | B．what | C．which | D．Where |
With no agreement ___, the leaders in the six-side talks will spend another two hours, ___in the hotel, ___the nuclear problem of the North Korea.
| A．reaching; locking; discussing | B．reaching; locking; having discussed |
| C．reached; locked; discussing | D．reached; locked; discussed |
--- It is weeks since he ___.
---So it is. We’d better ask some one else to help us.
| A．fell ill | B．was ill | C．is ill | D．has been ill |
---It’s ___to rain.
---Let’s get the work ___before the rain comes.
| A．likely, done | B．possible, to be finished |
| C．probable, to be done | D．likely, to be finished |
It’s not right to ______ the poorer people of the world.
| A．look up | B．look down |
| C．look down on | D．look up to |
Kathy has wasted so much time playing, ___failing in the exam.
| A．so | B．thus | C．and | D．otherwise |