Before he went abroad he spent as much time as he _____ English．

       A．could learning   B．learned            C．to learn          D．could learn

 This picture was taken a long time ago．I wonder if you can _____ my father．

       A．find out        B．pick out          C．look out          D．speak out

 When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door _____ “Sorry to miss you; will call later．”

       A．read           B．reads             C．to read          D．reading

 Because of my _____ English, I can’t make myself _____．

       A．broken; understood                       B．broken; understand

       C．break; understood                        D．breaking; understanding

 _____ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships．

       A．No matter what                          B．No matter which

       C．Whatever                               D．Whichever

 As director of the company, I can’t _____ three weeks from work．

       A．carry           B．cost             C．pay                  D．afford

 It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, _____ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup．

       A．that           B．while             C．which             D．when

 We have planted thousands of trees in recent years．This year _____ we’ve planted ten thousand trees．

       A．even            B．just              C．alone          D．only

 The meeting was to have started at nine o’clock, but the chairman had not _____ by ten．

       A．turned up        B．turned down      C．turned out      D．turned off

 —Mr．Green was born in China．

       —It’s no _____ he can speak Chinese so well．

       A．matter            B．doubt           C．wonder           D．problem