14．As we all know, it takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred to rear people, which means it will be ________ one becomes a useful person．
| A．before long | B．long after | C．after long | D．long before |
－Did you watch the football match last night?
－No，there was something wrong with my TV and it couldn't __________any programs.
| A．send up |
| B．get up |
| C．pick up |
| D．take up |
________ is no possibility ________Jack will win the first place in the competition.
| A．There；that |
| B．It；that |
| C．There；whether |
| D．It；whether |
It suddenly ________to me that I had forgotten to bring my umbrella with me.
| A．appeared |
| B．happened |
| C．occurred |
| D．taken place |
It is said that the library has 20 million books________.
| A．at all |
| B．in all |
| C．above all |
| D．after all |
The house caught ________fire last night. It's said to have been deliberately set ________fire to.
| A．/；/ |
| B．a；a |
| C．a；/ |
| D．/；a |