—–Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this winter．       

—How nice! You       a different culture then.

      A．have experienced                                 B．will be experiencing

       C．have been experiencing                         D．will have experienced

 — Our holiday cost a lot of money.

   — Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter______ you enjoyed yourselves.

       A．as long as        B．unless             C．as soon as         D．though

 Dina,        for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

       A．struggling                                      B．struggled     

       C．having struggled                                 D．to struggle          

 Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and ate often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

       A．sense              B．view                C．means            D．idea

 Don’t ________．You will _____ new customs and different ways of thinking.

       A．lose your heart; apply to                B．lose heart; apply yourself to

       C．lose your heart; adapt to                D．lose heart; adapt yourself to

 He was deeply struck by the natural beauty of the West Lake ______ he went to Hangzhou.

       A．at the first time                            B．the first time     

       C．for the first time                           D．at the first time when

 It is difficult to judge whether what he did ________.

       A．is worth to be praised                   B．deserves being praised

       C．is worthy of being praised                D．is worth being praised

 I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real _______.

       A．exchange        B．bargain        C．trade        D．business

 Tom was ________ that he couldn’t understand _______ simple sentence.

       A．so a stupid boy; such a                   B．a so stupid boy; a such

       C．so stupid a boy; a such                   D．so stupid a boy; such a

 It is beyond my _______ to search the criminal’s house, for I haven’t got permission from my superior.

       A．energy            B．power           C．force                D．ability