The old man is telling the boys________ story as__________last time.

     A. as funny a; he did                     B. the same funny; he did it

       C. such a funny; he did so                     D. as a funny; he did

       ---Did the book give the information you needed ?

--- Yes. But __________it, I had to read the entire book.

A. to find                 B. find                   C. to be finding      D. finding

       All of us were so excited at the news ________we’re going abroad for holidays_________we jumped with joy.

     A. that; that              B. what; and that      C. what; that        D. which; so

___________, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as you.

     A. Much as I have travelled                     B. As long as I have travelled

     C. Now that I have travelled so much                    D. As I have travelled so much

      When I try to understand __________that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems that there are two causes.

     A. why it does        B. what it does          C. what it is       D. why it is

       Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure ______.

     A. than more on efficiency                            B. and more efficiency

     C. and more on efficiency                       D. than efficiency

       The Browns had the house painted brown when they moved in,____________?

     A. did they         B. hadn’t they            C. didn’t they      D. hadn’t they

     When asked______they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and     loved.

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

       Just putting away the dishes,_________

     A. the telephone rang                              B. someone knocked at the door    

       C. Mary heard the phone rang                      D. the door was opened

       --- What has happened to Alice ?

     --- I don’t know. She__________her job.

     A. can have lost       B. may have lost        C. should have lost    D. need have lost