II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach.
A. near B. upon C. within D. around
Not until he left his home ______ to know how important the family was for him.
| A．had he begun | B．did he begin | C．he began | D．he had begun |
Britain, ______________many other industrialized countries, ______ experienced major changes over the past 100 years.
| A．together with; have | B．as well as; have |
| C．in common with; has | D．instead of ; has |
—The current European debt crisis is affecting many countries in the world.
—Will it be at least several years __________ everything returns to normal?
| A．when | B．before | C．that | D．since |
--Your mum is very kind.
--Yeah, My mum is pretty considerate, you know what,she always arranges everything around me.
| A．she means | B．you mean | C．I mean | D．we mean |
_______________made our school proud in 2011 was ____________ more than 40% of the students had been admitted to key universities.
| A．What ; because | B．That; what | C．What ; that | D．That ; because |