Be patient with your students ______ it takes time for them to adjust to their new way of school life．

         A．and                     B．so                          C．as                  D．or

People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer from heart problems than_____ who go off duty after seven hours．

         A．those                       B．that                       C．these                    D．them

We haven't seen each other for many years, so I am quite _____ the plan that we have a party this weekend．

         A．in place of                                                B．in favour of      

         C．in honour of                                        D．in need of

Rain is pouring down from the sky without any sign of stopping．Farmers begin to worry about their crops since it _____ as long as 24 hours．

         A．would rain              B．had rained             C．was raining             D．has been raining

—What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?

         —Well, it _____ be really huge梥ize isn't so important．

         A．needn't                   B．mustn't                 C．can't                     D．won't

—Wow, so many books here! How can you find the one I need?

         —Yhat's easy．The books are _____ by subject．

         A．djudged                                               B．remarked        

         C．classified                                         D．furnished

While _____ to foreigners, you must try to make yourself _____ by using body language if necessary．

         A．speaking? understand                           B．spoken; understand

         C．speaking; understood                               D．spoken; understood

If Tom _____ my advice, he wouldn't have lost his job．

         A．should follow                                             B．had followed

         C．followed                                              D．would follow

The education reform plan took one year and nine months to draw up, _____ public opinions were called for,

         A．to which                                           B．during which

         C．from which                                             D．from whom

Not until the next morning _____ how serious the situation was．

         A．did she realise                                            B．had she realised  

         C．she realised                                      D．she had realized