The athletes spent as much time getting trained as they __ studying.

A. were               B. had          C. did                  D. disliked

A mysterious illness, referred to as “ a typical phenomena”, has been brought under control, the government said on Wednesday, ______ no cause of it has been made public.

A. though       B. when        C. that        D. because

_____ some old tables, his house was almost empty.

A. Besides     B. Except      C. Apart from      D. But

－Miss Jones once _________ music at Bardon School for ten years and now is an actress.

－No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden. y

       A．had taught       B．taught       C．is teaching       D．has been teaching

— She joined a football team last fall and was recently made captain.

— Never _____ she'd ever have that much energy.

A. I had thought                                              B. I would have thought

C. could I have thought                                           D. will I have thought

— Shall we go there next Sunday?— ________?— To see the football match.

       A. What with                B. What by            C. What for           D. What on

With the help of the new equipment, our factory produced ________ VCD players in 2001 as the year before.

A. as many as twice      B. twice more than       C. as twice many   D. twice as many

Teenagers are warned to be careful when making friends online, because when you can’t see a person, they could be _______.   

       A. everybody                B. somebody                 C. anybody                   D. nobody

Agriculture officials this week said strict control pressures are in place,___to prevent the red fire ants spreading across the country.

       A. intended                   B. intending                  C. to be intended    D. having intended

Jack said that he was sure of succeeding in passing the Totel Examination this time, _______, in my opinion, I don’t think so.

       A. what                 B. which              C. but                   D. therefore