（届天津市十二区县重点校高三第一次模拟联考英语试卷）
---- ? You look really down.
---- I’m so tired of my job. There are endless problems to deal with.
| A．Why bother | B．So what | C．What’s up | D．Why not |
I asked him what he hoped _____ his birthday.
| A．on on | B．at at |
| C．to to | D．for for |
“_____ when does the pub stay open?”
“About midnight.”
| A．Since | B．Before | C．Until | D．After |
It’s _____ my power to make final decision on the matter. I am not in charge here.
| A．out of | B．outside | C．beyond | D．above |
You can use a large plastic bottle, _____ cut off, as a pot to grow young plants in.
| A．the top is | B．the top of which |
| C．whose top | D．with its top |
_____ what I had originally thought, the trip turned out to be fun.
| A．Instead of | B．In spite of |
| C．Contrary to | D．Because of |