Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ________ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in ________ thirteenth century.
| A．the; a |
| B．a; / |
| C．/; the |
| D．The; the |
George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ______ more on its culture.
| A．focus | B．focused | C．would focus | D．had focused |
Tired, Jim was fast asleep with his back a big tree.
| A．in | B．below | C．beside | D．against |
Everything comes with price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.
| A．a, a | B．the, / | C．the, a | D．a, / |
John thinks it won’t be long _______ he is ready for his new job.
| A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
John opened the door. There _______ he had never seen before.
| A．a girl did stand | B．a girl stood | C．did a girl stand | D．stood a girl |