Maria is constantly making efforts, she deserves          the goal of entering the key university.

A. achieving     B. to achieve     C. being achieved      D. to be achieve

———It was a green dinner. _______ 

———Thanks. But it really only took an hour.

 A. You must be tired.                  B. I enjoyed it very much.

C. You must have spent all day cooking.   D. I have never had it before.

—Sorry, I didn’t hear the door bell ring.

—Your bell         . Perhaps it needs repairing.

A. never worked              B. is never working

C. never works               D. had never worked

The necklace the woman bought is          , because it is made of glass.

A. priceless         B. worthwhile         C. valuable         D. worthless

High-speed trains which travel through my home town ______ up to 250 km per hour make it a small world.

A. with         B. against        C. at             D. over

My wife sometimes _____ something she has long been looking for. That’s why she enjoys window shopping.

A. looks up      B. looks for        C. picks up     D. picks out

The boy         the first prize, but he was so careless as to make a foolish mistake.

A. must have gained           B. need have gained

C. could have gained          D. shall have gained

______almost one hundred jin, the stone was moved by him alone. 

A. Weighed    B. Weighing      C. It weighed   D. To weigh

As one of the most popular artists in the US, not only_______ with her hit songs, but has inspired women with her devotion to charity.

    A. has Beyonce influenced pop culture                 B. influenced pop culture has Beyonce

C. Beyonce has influenced pop culture                 D. influenced pop culture Beyonce has

Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest______ everyone likes to visit.

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