The cost of renting a house in central Xi'an is higher than _________in any other area of the city．

A．that              B．this                C．it                 D．one

—What's the noise ? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs．

—_________．It must be the window-cleaner working , next door．

A．I'm not sure                                                    B．I hope not

C．I'd rather not                                          D．I don't think so

You look well．The air and the sea foods in Sanya must _________ you , I suppose．

A．agree with            B．agree to            C．agree on          D．agree about

If we _________ the other road ,we might have arrived here in time for the meeting．

A．take              B．had taken               C．took             D．have taken

_________ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees．

A．Seen                    B．Seeing                   C．Have seen              D．To see

John opened the door．There _________ he had never seen before．

A．a girl did stand        B．a girl stood          C．did a girl stand       D．stood a girl

It never occurred to me _________you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind．

A．which                 B．what                     C．that                       D．if

His first book _________next month is based on a true story．

A．published                                             B．to be published

C．to publish                                              D．being published

John thinks it won't be long _________he is ready for his new job．

A．when             B．after           C．before           D．since

I have to see the doctor because I _________ a lot lately．

A．have been coughing                      B．had coughed

C．coughed                               D．cough