（届江苏省苏州市高三1月调研测试英语试卷）
You should be grateful to your employees, because you wouldn't be＿you are now without them.
| A．why | B．how | C．where | D．which |
All the teachers are against the idea to __________ the new teaching building beside the sports ground.
| A．find | B．set | C．locate | D．build up |
I am so busy that I have __________ unanswered letters.
| A．many a | B．a large amount of |
| C．masses of | D．a great deal of |
Tina has been working so hard at English that she __________ the English exam.
| A．is Bound to passing | B．is bound to pass |
| C．will be bound to pass | D．will be bound to passing |
Water can absorb and __________ a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a stable environment.
| A．give in | B．give up |
| C．give off | D．give away |
He can't go traveling very often as his work __________ almost all his time.
| A．takes away | B．takes in |
| C．takes over | D．takes up |