During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up ______ old shabby houses were torn down.

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

---- You don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you? 

    ---- No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.

    A. eventually      B. constantly       C. occasionally      D. frequently

Not until he called the secretary three times ______ that the manager went to an important meeting.

 A. did he tell     B. he told          C. was he told       D. he was told

The police were seeking more information to find out ______ the rich merchant.

A. who was it that killed              B. who it was that killed

C. it was who killed                   D. who was it killed

Try to spend your time just on the things you find_________.

  A. worthing doing them           B. worth being done

  C. worthy to being done           D. worthy of being done

Although the used car seems in good ____________,it cannot run too fast.

A. state        B. situation        C. condition        D. occasion

The volcano erupted violently , yet the village at the foot of it should _________.

A. come through  B. go through      C. get through       D. pass through

Don’t worry too much about making ___ mistakes. They are ___ natural part of learning.

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

Jack went to college last year and left his parents ,____________ to return home until he achieves his goal.

  A. determining not   B. not determined   C. not determining  D. determined not

The voyages of travellers before the 17^th century show that they were not ________ the sea even though they didn’t have modern navigational aids.

   A. at the expense of    B. at the risk of       C. in the way of    D. at the mercy of