. He removed the tree ____________ it was the best in the ground.
| A．when | B．if | C．because | D．as |
With globalization ___________ the world, learning foreign languages, particularly English, will become increasingly necessary if France is to compete economically.
| A．sweeps | B．to sweep | C．sweeping | D．swept |
What ___________ pleasant surprise! I’ll tell Richard about it ___________ minute he comes home.
| A．a; the | B．a; a | C．a; / | D．/; the |
—Do you feel like ___________ there or shall we take a bus?
—I'd like to walk, but since there is no time left, I'd rather we ___________a taxi.
| A．to walk; take | B．walking; took | C．to walk; took | D．walking; take |
You did not let me drive. If we ____in turn, you wouldn’t be so tired now.
| A．drive | B．drove | C．were driving | D．had driven |
News reports say peace talk between the two countries____ with no agreement reached.
| A．have broken down | B．have broken out |
| C．have broken in | D．have broken up |