Dan is the president of a computer company. In order to meet the demand of developing his company he has decided to buy an apartment where he and his family can live and do business as well.

________57.Simon, who is not very well off, is an American doctor. His wife and daughter, who live in Asia, want to visit him and of course they'd like to do some shopping, they want to rent an apartment.

________58.Bower got married to Birgit on June. They have decided to spend their honeymoon on the seashore and do some sightseeing there. Because of this, they want very much to rent a house to meet their need.

________59.Mirgit is a student from Highland College, and has decided to rent a single room. As she is not very rich, she hopes her living cost will be fairly low. By the way, she has a bike.

________60.Robinson is a university professor who has owned an luxurious (豪华的) car. His parents, his son and daughter are coming to live with him. He wants to buy an apartment. His parents are old and hope to stay in a place where it is quiet and what's more, the house must have a pleasant environment.

He suddenly returned _______a rainy night.

A. in　　　 B. on　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. during

The bad weather meant__________ the rocket launch(发射)for 48 hours,．

A.delaying　　　　　　　　　　　 B．having delayed

C.to delay　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to have delayed

It’s a waste of time　　　　　 him. He is no longer in charge now.

　 A．asking 　　 B．to ask 　　 C．asked　　　 D．asks

We had to walk home that night, tired , on account of , to our disappointment, __________．

　 A．there not being buses        　　　　 　　　 B．there not having buses

　 C．there were no buses         　　　　 　　　 D．there had no buses

More than one answer ____ to the question.
A. have been given B were given 
C. . has been given D. has given

A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left

　 _________.

A. unsatisfying　 　　　　　　　　 B. unsatisfied　 　　　

C. being satisfied　 　　　　　　 D. to unsatisfy

—Is it for two months ______ they have stayed here?

—No,it is only three weeks ______they arrived here.

A.that;since　　　　 B.that;when　　　　 C.when;that　　　　 D.since;before

I’m not going to help you steal a can, what do you ______?

A. call me 　 　　B. think me　　　 C. take me for 　 　　D. read me

What on _____ do you mean by saying so?

　 A. earth　　　 B. world　　　 C. land　　　　 D. ground