Politics meant      __ to me for years, for I didn't care about it at all.

A．something           B．nothing            C．everything        D．anything

The baby is due in May               the new house should be finished．

A．by then        B．by which              C．by when            D．since when

She never dreamed of       _ a chance for her to meet her old friends again．

A．there was           B．there being            C．there to be            D．being

Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged citizens to read more on World Reading Day, which_____ on April 23.

A．turned              B．adopted             C．started             D．fell

Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became _____．

A．flexible          B．convenient         C．available           D．private

If you find yourself _____ no one will help you, please call me．

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

John has got a fever these days, and he says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no _____．

A．idea           B．treatment           C．alternative           D．chance

—You just think of yourself! You kept me wailing for at least three hours．

—I' m sorry that you _____ think so．

A．would         B．should           C．could           D．might

Students are now preparing for the college entrance exam．and I hope their efforts will _____．

A．come on              B．go up            C．stand out         D．pay off

—Did he come back late last night?

—No．It was not yet eight o'clock _____ he arrived home．

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