（陕西卷20）. John thinks it won’t be long he is ready for his new job.
| A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
I don’t think _________ is possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
| A．this | B．that | C．it | D．its |
The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _________ that he
had enjoyed his stay here.
| A．having added | B．to add | C．adding | D．added |
Though the girlto learn Japanese, she couldn’t catch up with her classmates.
| A．made effort | B．made an effort |
| C．took every effort | D．gave her efforts |
The accident that resulted ________the death of two passengers resulted ________careless driving.
| A．in；on | B．in；from |
| C．on；in | D．from；in |
—Can you hit that bird with your gun, Tom?
—No！It is out of the ________of my gun.
| A．length | B．aim | C．distance | D．range |