Her husband and she are now at work on a new dictionary ______ next year.

         A. to publish              B. being published   C. published              D. to be published

         Many experts believe that teachers’ development is _______ the key to better education lies.

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

Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow, it is ______ to sit in a train without any worry of bad weather.

     A. more tired       B. less tiring         C. less tired          D. even more tiring

I am willing to do whatever my country requires _______ me?

         A. on         B. for        C. of D. to

 Mr. Zhang said that he would be punctual for the appointment, _______ he were late?

         A. but what if   B. and what about C. so what          D. how about

The singing group was so well received that the size of audience, ___ we had expected, was well over one hundred.

   A. whom               B. who          C. as          D. what

 He was so absorbed in his work that not a sound ______.

         A. did she dare to make               B. dared she to make         

         C. she didn’t dare to make             D. she dared to make

This is the most important assignment facing American journalism — to make _____ clear to the reader the problems of the day.

         A. it                         B. that              C. /                D. this   

Contemporary English is quite different from Old English. There has never been a year ______ the language was not changing.

   A. that                           B. when               C. for                         D. until

Some people hold that, since we live in a money-oriented society, the average individual cares little about solving ______ problems.

   A. anyone elses’         B. anyone’s else   C. anyone else’s  D. any one else’s