．Never before______ so highly successful in his attempts to forecast the weather accurately on a small scale．
| A．man has been | B．man is | C．has man been | D．will be man |
— The book deserves __________ a second time.
— Sorry, I can't follow you clearly.
— I said that the book was worth__________.
| A．reading; to read |
| B．reading; reading |
| C．To be read, to be read |
| D．reading; being read |
I’d like to invite you to my home ________your warm hospitality（款待）.
| A．in return of | B．in return for |
| C．in return to | D．in return with |
__________ is often the case with children, Amy was better by the time the doctor arrived.
| A．As | B．It |
| C．What | D．That |
They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful ________.
| A．cost | B．bargain |
| C．amount | D．value |
There have been so many school bus accidents recently._________, people are concerned about the school bus safety much.
| A．As a result | B．After all |
| C．In spite of | D．Instead of |