Signnatel Inc, ______ world's largest maker of controller chips for MP3 players, is set to establish _______ new R & D centre in Hong Kong and open two sales offices on China's mainland.

A. the; a             B. the; the            C. a; the               D. a; a

    The teacher together with the students ________ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America .

A. are ; were      B. is ; were    C. are ; was        D. is ; was

    My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very

He began to take political science ____ only when he left

school.

A．strictly    B．truly

C．carefully   D．seriously

China has got a good         for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization．

A．reputation          B．influence       C．impression        D．knowledge

Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything, The teacher will ______ the main points at the end.

   A. recover       B. review       C. require      D. remember

We always keep___spare paper, in case we run out.

A.  too much  B. a number of  C. plenty of  D. a good many

 While standing on a moving bus, you’re supposed to hold onto the bar in order not to _____.

A. in balance  B. keep balance  C. lose balance  D. hold the balance

The children loved their day trip, and they enjoyed the horse ride ______.

A. most       B. more     C. less         D. little

The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly，_____.

A．her long hair was flowing in the breeze

B．her long hair were flowing in the breeze

C．her long hair flowing in the breeze

D．her long hair flowed in the breeze