He had important things to do. Otherwise,  he ________ our party yesterday.

     A. would take part in                                         B. should take part in   

     C. must have taken part in                                  D. would have taken part in

     We appreciate very much that you have come to visit our city ________ the long and tiring journey.

     A. in honor of    B. in search of                       C. in view of              D. in spite of

China won 100 medals in the Beijing Olympic Games, which are almost ________ those of the Sydney Olympic Games.

A. twice as many as　 B. as many as twice　　 C. as much as twice D. twice as much as

 What is it ________ makes him a reliable man?

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

In order to improve my spoken English, I read 　　　English　　　 .

　　 A．everyday; every day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．every day; everyday

　　 C．everyday; everyday　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．every day; every day

     First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ________ second chance to make _______ first impression.

   A. a; the     B. the; the      C. a; a             D. the; a

----Would you mind if I opened the window now?

----______. It’s OK with me.

A. I wouldn’t mind　　 B. With pleasure

C. By all means D. You are welcome

 Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _______ twenty-one already!

A. become    B. grown     

C. passed     D. turned

Though _______ focus from work to family, the 34-year-old actress refuses to be a full-time housewife.

A. having shifted　　　 B. to have shifted

C. shifted D. being shifted

----Why didn’t you buy the dictionary?

----I ________, but my mother _______ allow me. She told me she had already bought one for me.

A. would; didn’t B. would have; didn’t

C. had had; wouldn’t D. had bought; hadn’t