（陕西卷12）. The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than ____ in any other area of the city.
| A．that | B．this | C．it | D．one |
Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared ______it reaches the market．
| A．after | B．for | C．before | D．until |
After being．discovered by Dutch explorers in 1606，the eastern half of Australia_____by the British in 1770．
| A．was claimed | B．claimed | C．was claiming | D．has been claimed |
Looking back，we have reasons to believe that ___more prosperous and stronger China will surely make new contributions to _____civilization of mankind．
| A．a；a | B．a；the | C．the；the | D．the；a |
.—Were you able to borrow Helen’s camera?
—No,she said ______lend it to anyone.
| A．she’ll rather not | B．she wouldn’t rather |
| C．she’d rather not | D．she doesn’t rather |
Can you tell me ______the 28th Olympic Games______?
| A．when will;be held | B．when;will be held | C．when will be;held | D．when;will hold |