Once ____ to speak properly, that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party．

A．educating                                     B．to educate

C．to be educated                              D．educated

The machines we use today are much better than ____ we used ten years ago．

A．that          B．ones          C．the one          D．those

Always ____ to know what she doesn’t, she makes a fool of herself．

A．pretending          B．pretended            C．being pretended            D．to pretend

From the top of the hill, I got a spectacular ____ of San Francisco Bay and the city．

A．view           B．scene            C．sight            D．scenery

Lucy was having a holiday with her friend in a national park ____ she was bitten on the foot

by a snake．

A．while         B．since        C．once         D．when

—How about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight?  

—____, but I’ve got to go over my notes for tomorrow’s exam．

A．All right                                             B．Sounds great

C．I can’t                                                D．No, I am terribly sorry

Sometimes the patients care ____ the nurse has a smile on her face．

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

There’s much chance ____ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race．

A．that       B．which         C．how           D．as

These shoes look very good．I have no idea _________．

A．how much cost they are                   B．how much do they cost

C．how much they cost                             D．how much are they cost

Christmas Day is usually celebrated on December 25th ________ the birth of Jesus Christ．

A．in praise of                                       B．in honor of

C．in terms of                                        D．in association with