When _____ who is their best friends, the boys usually hesitate before responding.
| A．asking | B．asked | C．ask | D．to ask |
I don’t like the pattern of the trousers. _____, the colour doesn’t suit me.
| A．However |
| B．Instead |
| C．Besides |
| D．Another |
Many students believe the choice of their majors and universities should _____ their own interest.
| A．be based on |
| B．base on |
| C．be basing on |
| D．base at |
I’ve worked with children before, so I know what _____ in my new job.
| A．expected |
| B．to expect |
| C．to be expected |
| D．expects |
On hearing the sound, the birds flew away in every _____.
| A．way |
| B．direction |
| C．place |
| D．side |
_____ foreign guests come to our school for a visit every year and we exchange _____ information about education.
| A．A large number of; plenty of |
| B．A great deal of; a lot of |
| C．A plenty of; a great deal of |
| D．A great many of; lots of |