—It’s a long time ________ I saw you last.
—Yes，and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time ________ we see each other again.
| A．before；since | B．since；when |
| C．since；before | D．when；before |
Although he is over 65, Mr Smith has never been tired. He’s a man full of ___.
| A．power | B．energy | C．strength | D．force |
I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast ___the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up __I could answer it .
| A．when ; before | B．when ; as | C．as ; after | D．while ; when |
____the book if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English .
| A． Read | B．Having read | C．To read | D．Reading |
The new bridge is ____the one built last year.
| A．three times as wider as | B．three times the width of |
| C．three times the width | D．as three times as |
Jim , as well as his friends who ____football games, ___traveled with the team .
| A．likes; has | B．like; have | C．like; has | D．likes; have |