The founding of the People's Republic of China is a great ________ in history．

A．affair

B．business

C．matter

D．event

My money ________, and I had to go home on foot．

A．gave in

B．gave away

C．gave out

D．gave up

________, he knows a lot about space and satellite．

A．As he is a child

B．Though he is child

C．Child although he is

D．Child though he is

Mother ________ him to study hard, but it didn't seem to help．

A．hoped

B．suggested

C．insisted on

D．tried to persuade

They can't climb ________ the mountain if they can't keep going．

A．on

B．through

C．over

D．across

Have you ever dreamed of ________ such a good chance for further education abroad?

A．there is

B．there to be

C．there will be

D．there being

I've won a 15-day holiday for two to Hainan and I ________ my mum．

A．have taken

B．am taking

C．take

D．will be taking

I went to the food streets in Fuzhou．It's ________ great ________ to taste different foods．

A．so; fun

B．such a; fun

C．such; fun

D．too; funny

The workers insisted that they ________ a free lunch every noon and the boss had to give in．

A．be given

B．be giving

C．will be to give

D．would be giving

The teacher said,“You get a low mark because, ________, you did not do your homework．”

A．for one thing

B．in a word

C．on the other hand

D．as a result