After receiving the news , immediate _______ had been taken by the local government to stop the disease spreading .

A. speed    B. behavior   C. action    D. measure

____ the plan has been made , let’s get down to ____ it out .

A. Now that ; carry  B. Because ; carry  C. Since ; carrying  D. Now ; putting

（2010·山东潍坊高考模拟训练A）21.    —I can`t get on well with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold.

—      .But what’s the reason?

A. Sorry to hear that                 B.Forget it

C.Don`t mention it                     D.Never give up

（2010·山东聊城市高三二模） 33. So suddenly       that the animals in the zoo looked very frightened during the total solar eclipse.

A. did the sky turn dark                     B. the sky did turn dark

C. turned the sky dark                  D. was the sky turned dark

.（2010·黑龙江省哈九中高三三模） 28．The old lady had expected to see all her relatives when she was ill in hospital, but none came to see her ______ many of her neighbors offered their help．

A．when               B．as           

C．because         D．while

（2010·上海黄浦区、嘉定区高三高考模拟） 34.   The film was set in a town _____ is now part of Jiangsu Province.

A. where        B. which        C. what                 D. it

（2010·湖南省高三模拟测试卷B卷）29. When I came in, I found Lucy_____   by the window _____    to music.

A. seated； listening          B. seated; listened

C. seating ； listened         D. seating ； listening

（2010·黑龙江省哈九中高三三模）    26．----- As we know, you won’t go back to the USA since you have established a research center here．But how long _____ in America?

   ----- For almost 10 years．

A．did you study                 B．have you studied 

       C．were you studying             D．have you been studying

（2010·福建省漳州市漳浦达志高三高考模拟试卷）      28. At one point, the peace talks between the two countries seemed close to       .

A、break away                           B、break through

C、breaking down                      D、breaking out

（2010·湖南省高三模拟测试卷B卷）      26. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain,        ______ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.A. thus    B. yet      C. as       D. or