There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently ______ he thought was the reason for this American characteristic.

A. to give that     B. to give what      C. giving that      D. giving what

______ he was absent, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much experience.

A. If             B. If that                        C. That if                  D. That

Allow others the space to voice their opinions, ______ they are different from yours.

A. as though       B. as if                C. unless               D. even though

______, I can spare no time for it now. I’ll have to finish my homework first.

A. However exciting the football is             B. No matter exciting the football is

C. However the football is exciting             D. No matter how the football is exciting

 My demand is that the information referred to in my report ______ to Mr. Brown without delay.

A. to be e-mailed   B. e-mailed                   C. be e-mailed              D. being e-mailed

It was reported that the government and the troops__________the victims of the earthquake – stricken areas in Qinghai province.

       A．relaxed     B．relieved             C．guarded         D．freed

 She couldn’t help, even though she tried not to, ____ at the strange clothes her friend was wearing.

A. to laugh           B. laugh              C. laughing         D. laughed

—Tom has passed the final exam.

—______! He never really worked hard before.

             A．Congratulations     B．What a good news

             C．What a good surprise     D．How exciting the exam

Either you or one of your students ________ to attend the meeting ________ tomorrow.

              A．are; to be held                     B．is; being held       

              C．is; to be held                       D．are; having held   

Returning from Italy, he told us a lot of _______ about the Leaning Tower of Pisa, especially some tales about it and the present government’s efforts to save it from collapse.

A. interests          B. anecdotes           C. rumors            D. assessments