Christmas is ________ federal holiday in the States—all government employees get ________ day off.
| A．the; the | B．a; / | C．a; the | D．/; the |
The mountains look grey ___ the blue sky.
| A．over | B．for | C．under | D．against |
Xiao Li didn’t come to our party. We all fell sorry __ him.
| A．except for | B．except | C．besides | D．without |
Taiwan is an island that lies ___ the southeast coast of China.
| A．off | B．on | C．along | D．to |
---Next Monday is my birthday. ---Is that so? ____ ---Thank you.
| A．I don’t believe so. | B．I’m so glad. |
| C．What present do you need? | D．Many happy returns of the day! |
What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.
| A．the way | B．in the way that | C．in the way | D．the way which |