People are puzzled _____ they read the book.
| A．the first time | B．at the first time | C．for the first time | D．at first |
91. America is fond of carrying out hegemonism(霸权主义) all over the world. In the long run they will have to pay _____ price than September 11th.
| A．heavier | B．bigger | C．larger | D．weightier |
89. Every child is _____ to it parents.
| A．precious | B．possible | C．expensive | D．Valuable |
88. We are determined to build our country into a prosperous and _______ socialist country.
| A．strong | B．firm | C．powerful | D．Advanced |
87. I’m sure your parents are _______ with your progress in English study.
| A．please | B．pleasing | C．pleased | D．Pleasant |
86. I think this novel is suitable for you middle school students, for it is written in plain English. The underlined word means _____.
| A．old | B．modern | C．simple | D．Complicated |