Only when he reached the tea-house ______it was the same place he’d been in last year.

A. he realized　　　　 B. he did realize　　 C. realized he　　　　　 D. did he realize

My brother attended practically every lecture and __________ （研讨会） when he was a student．

―Karen, can I talk to you for a minute?

―Sure, ________?

A． how come　　　 B． what’s up C． how’s that D． what for

______your fathet has bought a new bike for you, it is no use going to the shop to buy another one.

A. Although　　 B. Now that　　　 C.After all　　　　　 D.Bcause

The _____ from the forest fire could be seen miles away.
   A. smell   B. steam    C. smoke    D. sight

—Have you finished your first paper?　　　　　　　

—　 . Just half of it. How about you?

A. Not at all　　 　　B. Not likely　　　 　C. Not a bit　　　　 D. Not yet

Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional _______.

　 A. consequence　 B. independence　　 C. competence　 D. intelligence

This is the first time that you _____?

A. come to China, isn’t it

B. came to China, didn’t you

C. have come to China, isn’t it　

D. have come to China, haven’t you

—You are late. You have missed the most interesting part.　 —Oh. 　　　　　 .

A. What a shame　 　 B. Sorry to hear that　 C. That’s all right　　 D. Nothing important

My speech pathology (病理学) practice used to be successful. But by last year, 1._____ people wanted to join in such practice. I cut my own pay by20percent 21. 　　　 I didn’t want to let any of my staff go. My husband 3. 　　 to find a job, too.

We have 11 4.　　 in all. Although our oldest four are already on their own, we couldn’t live on anything less than what we were making. We’ve always been interested in food safety and in teaching the kids 5.　　 their food comes from. We love fresh vegetables from small farms. 6. 　　　.

We began with two pigs. A local farmer suggested we get hens because there was a market for fresh eggs, so we got more animals. We were excited 7. 　　　　 also nervous. What if no one bought anything from our farm?

But people did buy. The farmer who sells eggs to his customers buys about 20 dozen a week from us. At farmers’ markets, we sell out our eggs completely, earning $250 to $500 in a day. I once spent $160 a week 8. 　　　 food; now I spend just $ 40 to $50 a week.