________ that China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft with three astronauts aboard was launched on June 11 as scheduled.

       A. It is reported           B. What is reported     C. It reports                 D. As is reported

   _______ in the repair shop, he had to drive his wife’s instead.

       A. Repaired                                                   B. Repairing               

C. Being repaired                                                 D. His car being repaired

      With the price of oil up, the use of private cars has obviously ________ in the past months. More people have begun to take public buses.

       A. dragged                 B. decreased                     C. dreaded                 D. distributed

   My parents, _____ country life, wouldn't like to move to the city to live with me again.

       A. subscribed to          B. devoted to                  C. accustomed to        D. opposed to

      The private school has recently been closed down as a ________ of its terrible management.

       A. circumstance         B. conservation           C. consequence         D. coincidence

   All students in China have a dream to have ______________ those living abroad.

A. as a long and relaxing holiday as          B. a holiday as long and relaxing as   

C. as long and relaxing as a holiday                     D. as long and relaxing a holiday as

      The students in Ningbo University urged that the library ________ open during the vacation so that they could use it then.

       A. was kept                 B. kept                        C. be kept                   D. keep

      The old woman loves gardening very much, with a lot of _____ roses in her garden.

      A. little red beautiful                                 B. beautiful little red

      C. red little beautiful                                    D. beautiful red little

      Sometimes, the entrance tickets are _______ free of charge from the university.

A. available            B. precious               C. economical           D. fragile

      It was a(n) ________ party. We danced all night and then watched the sun coming up over the sea. No better way to welcome the New Year.

A. delicate                   B. spectacular             C. elegant               D. awesome