There is ______ thing as a free lunch. There may be a hidden cost.
| A．no such | B．not such | C．no so | D．not so |
---- What do you think of ______opening ceremony of the 2010Shanghai.World Expo?
---- Oh, it is______perfect one.
| A．the, the | B．an, a | C．the, a | D．an, the |
Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
| A．why | B．that | C．when | D．where |
—I didn’t mean ______ my mother.
—But talking to her like that meant ______ her.
| A．hurting; hurting | B．to hurt; hurting |
| C．hurting; to hurt | D．to hurt; to hurt |
Running a company is not _______ a matter of hiring people——they also need to be trained.
| A．simply | B．partly | C．seriously | D．equally |
. I ______ my classmate Linda very much. ________ her prettiness, she was clever and helpful.
| A．liked; Except for | B．liked; But for |
| C．admired; Apart from | D．admired; Instead of |