Finally she got too tired and fell asleep at the desk, her right hand still _____________ (握着一只钢笔). (hold)

You should try to get a good night’s sleep ___ much work you have to do.

A. however     B. no matter      C. although     D. whatever

To _______ understand the poem, we must read not only between the lines, but sometimes beyond the lines.

A. quite　　　　　 B. well　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　 D. more

In the USA, he made a lot of friends ______ English well to make himself ______.

A. learn; understand 　 　 B. to learn; understood

C. learning; understand 　 D. learned; understood

We have every reason to believe that ____ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be ____ success.

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

I struggled to________on my new skates．

A．keep my balance B．off balance　　　 C．lose my balance D．on balance

——I’ve read another book this week.
——Well, maybe______ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.
A. .this      B. that       C. there     D. it

The teacher told us that the problem was not _____ easy and that we should think _____ over carefully.