As a result of destroying the forests, a large ________ of desert ________ covered the land.

  A. number; has   B. quantity; has        C. number; have    D. quantity; have

Either you or the headmaster _______ the prizes to these students at the meeting.

   A. is handing out             B. are to hand out

   C. are handing out            D. is to hand out

We'll have to finish the job,________.   

    A. long it takes however                   B. it takes however long 

    C. long however it takes                   D. however long it takes

So the dialogue will help the students to use English directly without ______ their mother tongue.

    A. referring to    B. adding to      C. pointing to      D. sticking to

The notice ______ “No smoking”.  A is told     B reads          C tells      D is read

---- Look! How wonderful my car is! Oh, Jack. What are you thinking about? Don’t you like it?

---- I’m sorry I ______ any remark about it in time. I certainly think it’s smart.

A. wasn’t making     B. don’t make            C. won’t make        D. didn’t make

We should never _____ ourselves with a little book knowledge only.

　　A. convince   B. satisfy   C. comfort   D. benefit

　 The singer and the dancer ______ come to Beijing.

　　A. has   B. have   C. are   D. is

If you go to Xi’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly＿＿＿.

A.supposing B.supposed  C.to suppose D.suppose

My sister speaks English＿＿＿＿＿, if not better than, my brother.

A.as well B.as well as   C.so well D.so well as