Some of the doctors are paid almost ______ as the nurses.

   A. twice as much     B. much as twice   C. as much twice   D. as twice much

______ I’m well again, I can go on with my work.

   A. Even if               B. As though        C. Ever after        D. Now that

The government has to close those small factories to prevent the water of the river ______.

   A. polluting              B. from polluting    C. being polluted    D. polluted

 They had a ______ quarrel and John stormed out.

   A. violent              B. cruel               C. strong               D. harmful

 He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, ______.

   A. on time             B. at a time           C. at one time        D. in time

 We should try our best to ______ those people after the disaster.

   A. break out           B. cheer on           C. break up            D. cheer up

 It was rude ______ you to stare at the foreigner when he passed by just now.

   A. of                     B. for                    C. with                  D. to

 If you ask me, I would say that I won’t mind ______abroad to enrich my knowledge.

   A. taking                 B. to take             C. to be taken        D. being taken

 Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.

   A. glancing at          B. watching at        C. glaring at           D. staring at

—Would you mind if I turned on the radio and listened to some music?

—______. In fact, I also like to listen to music in my car.

　 A. No, you can’t　　 B. Yes, I do　　 　　　 C. No, go ahead　　 D. OK, no problem