—I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.

—It is true. Americans eat ________ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.

A. more than twice　 　　　B. as twice as many　

C. twice as many　 　　　D. that twice as many

With such a lot of work on hand, he　 　　　　 　to the cinema last night.

　　　 A. oughtn't to go　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mustn't go

　　　 C. shouldn't have gone　　　　　　　　 D. wouldn't go

It’s high time we _____ to the theater.

    A. will go         B. shall go          C. are going to    D. went

The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building ________ now.

A. remains　 　　　 B. is remained　 　　　 C. is remaining　 　　　 D. has been remained

On the wall is a photo of my mother who had black ____, but now she has some white ____.

 　 A. hairs; hair　　　　 B. hair; hairs 　　　　 C. hair; hair　　 D. hairs; hairs

-----How did you spend the holidays?
------I went nowhere but stay at home. I'd like to ________ to the beach, but my mother was ill.
A. go       　　　　B. having gone      　　　 C. be going         　　 D. have gone

When I saw a lot of people gathering over there, I went over to see ______.

A. what was the matter　　　　 B. what the matter was　

C. what’s happened　 　　　　 D. what was the wrong

—Would you like to travel this summer?
     —________, but if I’m admitted to a university I’ll
     have to go to the campus instead.

A. I couldn’t agree more　　 B. I’d like to
     C. With pleasure　　　　　 D. I’ve no idea

Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ____ extra stress.　　　

A. it　　　　　　　 B. them　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　 D. him

I need some red ink badly, but there’s _____ at hand.

A. nothing 　 B. a little　 C. none 　 D. not