--____ is Chaoyang from Shantou?

-- Half an hour’s ride by bus.

A. How long B. How many hours C. How much distance D. How far

-- How dirty the room is!

--Yes, it ____ every day.

A. is cleaned　　 B. should be cleaned　 C. is clean　 D. may be clean

 The twin brothers ____ for doing with the situation properly.

    A. are praised   B. praised   C.  praise   D. were praised

--Have you made any progress in your research?

-- Not yet, but I ____ soon.

　 A. will make it　　 B. had made it　 C. am making it D. make it

 You ____ explain, everything is proved .

    A. mustn’t     B. needn’t      C. don’t need     D. shouldn’t

My brother has been _____ a job since half a year ago, but he hasn’t ____one yet.

　 A. looking forward to, looked　　 B. looking after, got

C. looking for, found D. looking up, seen

I prefer skiing to climbing because I think climbing is __________ skiing.

A. not as exciting as　　　　　　　 B. not more exciting as

　 C. not most exciting as　　　　　　 D. more exciting than

 He played a joke ____ me ____ pretending he had lost his passport.

    A. at, for    B. in, about    C to, with   D on, by

 Living in the city has many ____ such as good schools, big shopping centers and so on.

    A. advantages      B. activities    C. difficulties   D.communications

 ____ children in our neighbourhood have ____ good time on ____ Children’s Day

    A. /, a, the     B. The, a, /     C. a, the, /  D. /, /, the