It _______ hard _______ he got to the cinema yesterday evening.
| A．rained; while | B．was raining; when |
| C．was raining; while | D．is raining; when |
— Why is there a hole in the wall? — My cat can get in or out it.
| A．across | B．past | C．over | D．through |
Next year Tom will go to school. He wants to be engineer like his father.
| A．a; a | B．The; an | C．/ ; an | D．/ ; a |
--- Would you mind my opening the window?
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| A．I would | B．I’m afraid it’s too windy |
| C．Yes, please go ahead. | D．Sure. I’m going to close it soon. |
Bob often says that swimming is _____________ than hiking in reducing weight, but he always spends more time on swimming.
| A．less useful | B．less interesting |
| C．more useful | D．more interesting |
—How about climbing the hill?
—I would ratheralong the river thanthe hill. I'm a bit tired.
| A．walk；climb | B．walking； climbing |
| C．walking； to climb | D．walk； to climb |