______ at the airport, he telephoned his wife and bold her what he would do when he got home.
 A. Once arrived     B. As soon as he reached 
 C. When he got     D. Upon arriving

Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.

　　A. process 　　 B. practice 　　 C. procedure 　　　D. program

Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his_______.

   A. ability       B. force        C. strength       D. mind

_____ in her best suit, the girl tried to make herself _____ at the party.

 　 A. Dressed; noticed　　 B. Dressing; noticing

C. Dressed; noticing D. Dressing; noticed

 ---I think English is _______ math.

---No, I don’t think so.

A. much important than                 B. so important as

C. much more important than       　　 D. as more important as

Your mother and I are looking forward __________ you.

A. of seeing    B. for seeing   C. to see    D. to seeing

--May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?　

--Sorry, but all of them are out to_______the main events of the day.

A. get 　 B. find 　 C. cover 　 D. search

The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

A. close　 　　　B. short　 　　　 C. narrow　 　　　D. fine

We must cherish experience　　　　 at the cost of blood.

　 A．acquired　　 B．contained　 C．achieved　　 D．made

The story that happened 30 years ago still remains _____ in my mind as if it _____ yesterday.

A. clean; happened B. fresh; happened C. clear; was happened D. clearly; happened