Because the two countries were at _____ war, the people had ______ hard life.

A. /; the          B. the; the      C. /; a     D. a; a

It is _____ my father worked _____ I work now.

A. where, that   B. where, when   C. that, where      D. that, that

 Do you know how many people ______ up to now?

A. have invited   B. have been invited   C. had invited     D. had been invited

 It seems that the young man and the lady have little __________.

A. in common     B. on common    C. at common       D. with common

 The heavy rain has lasted for several days and the river has______ by 30 centimeters.

A. risen                     B. raised          C. arisen          D. lifted

 He’s given me so much help that I really want to do something for him _____.

A. in turn              B. by turns           C. in return           D. in answer

 I have no doubt _____ he will get the first place in the competition.

A. whether             B. if                C. that             D. About

 The guards caught the spy and _____ him very carefully.

A. searched for          B. searched          C. look for          D. asked for

Dad ______ a lot of alcohol, but now he has given that up and ______ soft drinks.

A. used to drink; is used to drinking       B. was used to drinking; used to drink

C. used to drink; used to drinking               D. was used to drink; is used to drink

A terrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan, _____drew the attention of the whole nation at once.

A. that   B. where            C. which       D. what