There are 800 students in that school．In our school, there are ________．

A．twice as many

B．twice as much

C．twice as many as

D．twice so many as in that school

It is well ________ making the effort to learn how to do it．

A．known

B．perfect

C．worth

D．proper

You were ________ at the meeting, but to our disappointment, you didn't turn up．

A．hoped

B．wanted

C．invited

D．expected

I thought her nice and honest ________ I met her．

A．the first time

B．for the first time

C．every time when

D．by the time

________ people have come to realize the importance of learning English．Now they go to various sorts of schools to take up English courses of one kind or another．

A．Hundred and thousand

B．One hundred and thousand of

C．The large number of

D．Hundreds of thousands of

In the after－class activities, the students had plenty of ________ and gained a lot of practical ________．

A．exercises; experiences

B．practices; experience

C．practice; experience

D．exercise; experiences

You can have ________ second try if you fail ________ first time．

A．the;/

B．/; a

C．the; a

D．a; the

Things of ________ kind come together; people of a mind fall into ________ same group．

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．the; the

D．the; a

The machine is so old ________ it can't be used any more ________ some of its parts are changed．

A．as; unless

B．that; unless

C．that; if

D．whether; or

________, I am sure that the boy is honest．

A．Whatever people say

B．No matter people say

C．What people say

D．It doesn't matter people say