________ with some research materials, he decided on three possible approaches in his experiment.

A. Preparing      B. Prepared          C. Having prepared   D. Prepare

- Have you known each other for long?

- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.

A. Just after       B. Just when        C. Ever since        D. Just before

- These apples look very beautiful.

- They ________. See the price $ 3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they?

A. should         B. would           C. could            D. might

Ray is a new graduate, and it seems that he has difficulty in dealing with ________ problems arise.

A. whichever      B. whenever        C. whatever         D. wherever

________ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked B. Checking         C. If you check       D. To check

—Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday?

—______, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.

A. Forget it    B. Thanks   C. Take it easy      D. My pleasure

 Not only _______interested in Beijing Opera but ______beginning to show an interest in it.

A. the father himself is; all his children are

B. the father himself is; are all his children

C. is the father himself; are all his children

D. is the father himself; all his children are

 —Would you like to go shopping with me?

   —Well, _________, but I have a lot of work to do this weekend.

A. I like it        B. I’d like to      C. I don’t        D. I will

        is no need       .

A. It; complaining          B. That; complaining 

C. There; to complain        D. This; to complain

 It’s helpful to put children in a situation ____they can see themselves differently.

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