Canada is a country ________ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign immigrants __________ the majority of its population.

   A. making up of; occupied with                B. consisting of; making up

   C. made up of; consisting of                  D. consisted of; taking up

—You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

   —Yes. only $100.

   —Well, ___________.

A. the more. the better                         B. easier said than done

C. better than never                            D. better than nothing

The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the

government’s attention.

   A. solving           B. solve                C. solved            D. to solve

Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the bad situation.

A. throw           B. remove            C. move           D. rid

________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove all the way to town.

   A. When: started                           B. The moment; having started

   C. Until; starting                           D. Once; to start

—Remember how we met the first time, Dick?

   —Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers’ office hurriedly and _________ me.

   A. were walking; didn’t notice               B. had walked; weren’t noticing me

   C. had been walking; noticed                 D. walked; had noticed

Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives.

   A. catching; lost        B. caught; lost        C. caught; losing       D. catching; losing

As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _________ is today Hebei Province.

A. where                B. the place       C. which            D. what

In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign languages because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview.

A. polish up            B. take up              C. put up          D. make up

—Journalists have to work very quickly in order to ________.

   —I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A. earn a high salary                        B. meet their deadlines 

C. avoid being fired                        D. make both ends meet