The biggest whale is _______ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long-theheight of _______ 9-story building. |
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| A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a  D. a; the |
| It was April 29, 2011 _______ Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of the wedding ceremony. |
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| A. that B. when C. since D. before |
| We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it _______ to us that we were rather big to be up in a tree. |
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| A. struck B. lighted C. occurred D. came |
| Written in a hurry, _______. How can it be satisfactory? |
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| A. they found many mistakes in the report B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report C. there are plenty of mistakes in the report D. the report is full of mistakes |
| Catherine, _______ the alarm clock for 6 o'clock, or you would oversleep and be late for the train. |
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| A. setting B. sets C. set D. to set |
Although they lost their jobs, saving and un employment benefits allow the couple to _______ their comfortable home. |
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| A. come up with B. catch up with C. hold on to D. look forward to |
| With the software product sales _______, the medium-sized IT companies are having a great time. |
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| A. jumping B. adding C. raising D. developing |
 Jack took part in the speech contest and, _______ is more surprising, won the first place. |
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| A. that B. what C. which D. it |
| Don't ask me to prepare the picnic lunch, I'm not _______ a cook. |
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| A. much of B. better than C. good at D. much as |
| He meant that you are old _______ your age _______ saying "the guy is overgrowing". |
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| A. for, by B. for, as to C. with, about D. to, by |
| — Mr. Priestly has just accepted our offer over the phone. — Good, but you must ask him to _______ it in writing. |
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| A. consume B. confirm C. consult D. conduct |
| — Which of the three optional courses did you like best, Joe? — To tell you the truth, I didn't like _______ of them. |
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| A. either B. both C. any D. neither |
The result  of the football match was 2 to 2,_______ the satisfaction of both teams. |
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| A. with B. for C. at D. to |
| — Do you know when Britain _______ war on Germany during the Second World War? — In 1993, I suppose. |
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A. announced  B. declared C. fought D. attended |
| — How long do you think it is _______ he took up the job? — Half a year at least. |
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| A. when B. before C. that D. since |
| Ordinary woman though she is, she has won the award because she tries every means to make people _______ of the importance of the environment conservation. |
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A. aware  B. careful C. sensible D. ambitious |
| — We got here Tuesday afternoon. — _______ Why didn't you call us earlier? |
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| A.Good luck. B. You did? C. It's no surprise. D. Go ahead. |
He had a burning _______ to win ba ck the t eacher's confidence in him. |
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| A. desire B. feeling C. emotion D. impression |
He was a much older tennis player, but he had a (n) __ _____ over other players in experience. |
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| A. profit B. power C. advantage D. benefit |
| — Can I have two bottles of beer please? — _______ . That'll be＄20, please. |
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| A. Come on. B. With pleasure. C. Don't mention it. D. There you are. |