You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of     _____      .

     A. date           B. shape                C. order               D. balance

I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a（n） _______ of personal taste.

A. affair    B. event    C. matter    D. variety

_________ the fact that he was not a trained economist, his achievements were remarkable.

A．In spite of       B．In case of        C．In view     D．In favor of

I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and________ the point.

A. at             B. on             C. to             D. of

He suddenly saw Sue _____ the room. He pushed his way ____ the crowd of people to get to her.

A. across, across     B. over, through   C. over, into    D. across, through 

It  was  about  600  years  ago ______the  first  clock  with  a  face  and  an  hour  hand  was  made .   

A.  that         B. until        C. before       D . when

It is ___world of wonders, _____world where anything can happen.

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

—What  is  the population of China?

   —China has ____population of l．3 billion．

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

We’ll be traveling by ________ camel across the desert before we go to ________university.

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

In many places in China, ___ bicycle is still ___ popular means of transportation.

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