__________the burglar from the second floor when the house owner found him stealing last night.

A. Down jumping         B. Down jumped       C. Jumping down      D. Jumped down 

 As a young man , he’d rather have a room of his own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.

A. to share               B. to have shared       C. share              D. sharing

 .--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing.

   --- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all.

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

 For Shanghai, the Expo presents an opportunity for the city to make a global impact, _______ the way the Beijing Olympics put the capital in the spotlight in 2008 .

A. be similar with              B．similar with          C． be similar to         D.  similar to

It was not until the subprime loan crisis（次贷危机） ____ great damage to the American financial system that Americans ____ the severity of the situation．

         A．caused, realized                        B．had caused, realized

         C．caused, had realized                       D．was causing, had realized

 Television has many advantages．It keeps us ____ of the latest news and also provides entertainment in the house．_______ it’s so popular worldwide.

         A．informed, No wonder                   B．to know, No doubt

         C．learning, No chance                    D．to think, No problem

It’s the same in China --- many people, ________ some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ________ are often dangerous.

A. whose; which            B. of which; who          C. of whom; which          D. who; that

 Chen Yang has brains．In fact，I doubt whether anyone in the class has         IQ.

A．a high                  B．a higher              C．the higher             D．the highest

Every hour and every minute ______precious to us because only six months are left for us to prepare for the college entrance examinations.

A. will be              B. are                C. is                 D. were

 Bob Geldof, who organized Live Aid, ______ to raise money for the famine and it ______ to be a great success.

 A. intended; turned out                        B. tried; turned over

 C. hoped; turned in                            D. wished; turned up