________ that he did quite well in the exam.

A．What a rapid progress he made

B．He made so rapid a progress

C．His English made such rapid progress

D．He made such rapid progress

He ________ to the lab than he set out to do the experiment.

A．has no sooner got

B．no sooner got

C．will no sooner get

D．had no sooner got

Since his house was not big enough, he had to________ his study the lab for his experiments.

A．find

B．wish

C．change

D．make

Books of this kind ________ well.

A．sell

B．sells

C．are sold

D．is sold

It is not rare in ________ that people in________ fifties are going to university for further education.

A．90s……the

B．the 90s……/

C．90s……their

D．the 90s……their

E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.

A．is playing

B．have played

C．are playing

D．play

The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.

A．were; was

B．was; was

C．was; were

D．were; were

Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard, — ________， you failed.

A．in the end

B．after all

C．in other words

D．at the same time

Washington, a state in the United States, was named ________ one of the greatest American presidents.

A．in honor of

B．instead of

C．in favor of

D．by means of

The number of the employees has grown from1,000 to 1,200．This means it has risen________ 20 percent.

A．by

B．at

C．to

D．with