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 |
______ road out of town is good, but this one is better than the other.
| A．Both | B．All | C．None | D．Neither |
Quancheng Square is one of _____ largest in China, _____ second to Tiananmen Square.
| A．the; the | B．the: a | C．/; the | D．the; / |
It was _______ he came back from Africa that year ________ he met the girl he would like to marry.
| A．when; then | B．not; until | C．not until; that | D．only; when |
Roses need special care ______ they can live through winter.
| A．because | B．so that | C．even if | D．as |
Sam _____ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.
| A．brought up | B．looked up | C．picked up | D．set up |