_______ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.
| A．Having checked | B．Check |
| C．If you check | D．To check |
—I find it astonishing that John ________ be so rude to me.
—Not astonishing at all. He is always rude to others.
| A．should |
| B．must |
| C．might |
| D．ought to |
Why not get some work experience first _______ go straight on to university?
| A．rather than |
| B．or rather |
| C．other than |
| D．more than |
The earthquake measured 8.0 in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province was recorded as ________ since 1976.
| A．the five strongest |
| B．the fifth strongest |
| C．the fifth stronger |
| D．fifth strongest |
One story in his books that left the deepest _______ on me was Peddle in the Sky.
| A．expression |
| B．appeal |
| C．impression |
| D．image |
I’m trying to break the _______ of getting up too late.
| A．tradition |
| B．convenience |
| C．habit |
| D．leisure |