What makes the space shuttle is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane．
| A．exceptional | B．strange | C．unique | D．rare |
It is clearly stated that these regulations ___ everyone in the community, without exception.
| A．appeal to | B．adapt to |
| C．apply to | D．attach to |
—Hi, Betty．Would you like to go to see a movie with me tonight?
—Sorry, Mary．_________ tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to go out with you．
| A．Not preparing | B．Not having prepared |
| C．Not to prepare | D．Being not prepared |
-----What do you think of Harry, our new roommate?
----- I am not sure, but he is always asking _____questions.
| A．a great many of |
| B．a great many |
| C．a great number |
| D．a large amount of |
It was cold outside but the door wouldn’t stay shut, so I put a chair _____ it.
| A．against | B．above | C．behind | D．Near |
Some of the members demanded to know why they had been kept _________ the true facts until they reached the present critical stage．
| A．in view of | B．in honor of |
| C．in place of | D．in ignorance of |