"______ the friendship between our two people last forever!", and with this sincere hope, the president concluded his speech.

      A. Could B. May C. Would D. Must

In recent years much more emphasis has been put______ developing the students productive skills.

A. onto  B. in    C. over D. on

—You could have asked Mr Johnson for help. He is kind-hearted.

—I ________ that. A whole day ________.

A. forget; wastes     B. forgot; was wasted     C. forgot; had wasted      D. forget; was wasted

There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ” But there is ________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

A. some         B. much        C. more D. most

______ as the “First Lady of Speech”, Dr Lillian Glass is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on communication skills.

   A. Knowing                B. Having known       C. Known                 D. To be known

Michael never dreamt of ___ for him to be  sent abroad very soon.

   A. being a chance    B. there’s a chance  

C. there to be a chance   D. there being a chance

The picture _______ on the wall is painted by my nephew.

A. having hung          B. hanging                 C. hangs            D. being hung

Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

A. to have studied                               B. to study

C. to be studying                                           D. to have been studying

Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________. 

A. intention      B. attempt  C. purpose D. desire

-- Did you ask the guard _______ happened?

--- Yes, he told me all _______ he knew.

A. what; that B. what; what C. which; which D. that; that