One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain______good knowledge of basic word formation.

A. /　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the

C. a　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. one

There’s always the chance______the weak______the strong.

A. of; defeating　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. about; defeating

C. of; winning　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of; to defeat

Closing the factory means ______ more workers out of work.

A. to put　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put

C. putting　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. being put

The family, ______upstairs, ______fond of music.

A. which lives; are　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. who live; are

C. who lives; are　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. who lives; is

He was drunk and had to be______home.

A. brought up　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. raised

C. supported　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. grown up

Greenland，_______island in the world，covers over two million square kilometers．

A．it is the largest    　　　　　　　　　　B．that is the largest

C．is the largest    　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the largest

Not only _______ polluted but also_______crowded．

A．was the city; were the streets    B．the city was; were the streets

C．was the city; the streets were    D．the city was; the streets were

Not until all the fish died in the river _______ how serious the pollution was．

A. did the villagers realize　　　　 B. the villagers realized

C. the villagers did realize　　　　 D. didn’t the villagers realize

I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life _______ so happy!

A. did I feel　　　　　　　　    B.I felt

C. I had felt　　　　　　　　    D. had I felt

Not a single song ______ at yesterday’s party．

A. she sang　　　　　　　　　　 B. sang she

C. did she sing　　　　　　　　  D. she did sing