Without my glasses, I couldn’t _______ whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or an eight.

A. make out           B. make up        C. make for      D. make off

 I wonder what will become of my daughter.  _____ endless homework, she also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.

  A. With           B.  As well as    C. Except        D. Rather than

It was March 11, 2011 ____ magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan and subsequent tsunami triggered the large-scale crisis．

A. that             B. when        C. in which         D. which

Nothing but some ancient Chinese coins _______ in the sunken ship since they began the exploration.

A. were found　　　 B. was found　　　 C. have been found D. has been found

 “Well done, John! Not a single mistake____in your exam paper this time!”said the teacher．

A.you made          B. did you make     C. had you made    D. you have made

 Don’t try to persuade your boss；he won’t have the       of employing me—a fresh student.

A. intention          B. attention         C. sense           D. attraction

 This college allows students to develop their own interests, to ______　extent they wished．

    A．whoever                 B．whatever           C．however              D.whenever

 His sacrifices for the country were never officially       , which made all of us feel discouraged.

    A. acknowledged           B. appealed                C. recommended       D. evaluated

--- Do you mean to play the hero in the film?

--- _____. But it should be a character I like.

A. Not surprisingly　　　 B. Not necessarily　　 C. Not importantly　　 D. Not absolutely

—David has gone to Australia on business.

—Really? I ______ why he was absent from today’s meeting.

A. am wondering　　　 　　 B. wonder　　　　 　 C. was wondering　 D. had wondered