People have always been      about exactly how life on earth began.

A. curious    B. excited      C. anxious      D. careful

 in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.

A. Anything        B. Nothing       C. Everything     D. Something

 Professor Johnson, I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week.

         How about next week?

A. Good for you     B. It won’t bother me    C. Not at all     D. That’s OK

 Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?

You should try the barber’s         I go. It’s only 15.

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

 Mark          have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.

A. needn’t           B. wouldn’t       C. mustn’t           D. couldn’t

 Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting         at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

A. are exhibiting        B. is exhibiting    

C. are being exhibited    D. is being exhibited

 Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion , and         as a manager.

A. ended up         B. dropped out       C. came back   D. started off

 It rained heavily in the south，            serious flooding in several provinces.

A. caused   B. having caused    C. causing     D. to cause

 My father warned me      going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.

A. by      B. on     C. for     D. against

 As a new graduate, he doesn’t know        it takes to start a business here.

A. how       B. what       C. When   D. which