I’ve had a letter from the tax authorities ____my tax payments.

A. concerned　　　　 B. concerning　　 C. for　　　　　　 D.to

Professor Zhang gave all the textbooks to all the pupils, except ________ who had already taken them.

A. these　 B. ones C. the ones　 D. the others

The United States of America ________ one of the most developed countries in the world.
 A. is         B. are         C. was          D. were

_____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.

A. Apart from　　 　 B. As well as　 C. Besides　 D. Instead of

On snowy days, you have to drive very　　　 to avoid traffic accidents.

A．cautiously　　　 B．neatly　　 C．smoothly 　 D．properly

— Andy promised to attend your wedding today last night.

　 — Yes, I believe he will ________.

A．tell white lies B．change his mind C．keep his word 　 D．break his word

In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled 　　　 　　　 the local market.

　A. longer than　　 B. more than　　　 C. as much as　　　　 D. as far as

Our teacher said to us that the moon ________ around the earth.

A. moved　　 B. is moving　　 　　

C. moves　 　　 D. was moving

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He__1__one morning with his young son, __2__the horse before it died. Father and son walked, __3__the farmer did not want the horse to be__4__. ?
　 They met two men on the road__5__said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's__6__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__7__, so he rode on the horse, __8__his son walked. ?
　 Then they met two old ladies. “__9__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__10__how tired your boy is?” __11__the farmer got down, and his son rode__12__. ?
__13__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__14__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up　 15__his son, and they__16__. ?　__17__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't__18__to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
　 So the farmer, and his son, got down__19__. ?
It is a fact that you cannot please__20__the people all the time. ?
1. A. set out     　　　B. set up    　　　C. set down      　　　D. set?
2. A. selling      　　　B. buying    　　C. to sell    　　　　　  D. to buy?
3.A. so       　　　　B. because    　　C. that      　　　　　 D. when?
4. A. very tired     　　B. too tired    　　C. quite tired     　　D. tiring?
5. A. which     　　　　B. who    　　　　C. as       　　　D. where?
6. A. a short way     　　B. a long way    　C. the right way     D. the wrong way?
7. A. real      　　　　　B. true    　　　　C. truly      　　D. really?
8. A. while     　　　　B. when    　　　C. as       　　　　D. during?
9. A. What    　　　　　B. How   　　　C. Why      　　　D. When?
10. A. see      　　　　 B. watch   　　　　C. look      　　　 D. notice?
11. A. Because   　　　　 B. As    　　　C. For      　　　　 D. So?
12. A. thus     　　　　 B. yet    　　　　C. instead     　　　 D. either?
13. A. First      　　　　B. Finally    　　C. Near     　　　　 D. Next?
14. A. Sit down    　　　B. Sit up 　　　C. Get up      　　　D. Get down?
15. A. behind     　　　 B. after    　　　C. beside      　　　D. above?
16. A. walked on    　　 B. rode on    　　C. moved on    　　 D. drove on?
17. A. Some time later    B. A moment ago    C. In no time    　 D. At once?
18. A. near      　　　　B. long    　　　　C. far      　　　　 D. short?
19. A. once again    　　 B. on their own   　C. the other day     D. all the same?
20. A. both      　　　　B. each of    　　　C. all      　　　　 D. none of?