The biggest whale is ___ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of _____ 9-story building.
| A．the; the | B．a; a | C．a; the | D．the; a |
. --Did you see ________ may be the longest total solar eclipse （日全食）in 500 years yesterday?
--No, it was cloudy above my city at that time.
| A．what | B．that | C．who | D．all |
________ a two-year period, Nancy became addicted to painkillers （止疼药）.
| A．Beyond | B．Above | C．Since | D．Over |
. At noon in summer the villagers like to seek shade ________ the air is cooler.
| A．in where | B．in which | C．where | D．the place where |
. Since last year, the global economic slowdown ________ in many countries. It is expected that the world economy will not recover until the end of 2010.
| A．is spreading | B．spread | C．had spread | D．has been spreading |
--Why didn’t you take part in the school reunion （团聚、重聚）yesterday?
--I’m sorry, but not until last night ________ of it.
| A．did I tell | B．was I told | C．I was told | D．I had told |