It was until 1995, when he and his family moved to Kansas, a state in the center of the USA, ________ Brown put his plans into action．

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．so

The Queen’s birthday has become nothing ________ an excuse for a vacation．

A．more than

B．rather than

C．less than

D．else than

Make a list of festivals in China, say when they are ________．

A．existed

B．celebrated

C．congratulated

D．created

Does it make any ________ he accepts or refuses the invitation?

A．difference that

B．difference whether

C．different if

D．difference what

－Do you mind if I keep pets in the building?

－________．

A．I’d rather you didn’t actually.

B．Of course not, it’s not allowed here．

C．Great!I love pets．

D．No, you can’t．

－This is ________ picture I told you about．

－I see, isn’t it ________ beautiful one?

A．a, a

B．the, a

C．the, the

D．a, the

After some hours of discussion, I ________ to reason him into accepting the plan．

A．managed

B．attempted

C．devoted

D．looked

John may phone tonight．I don't want to go out ________ he phones．

A．as long as

B．in order that

C．in case

D．so that

Sorry I'm late．I ________ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again．

A．might

B．should

C．can

D．will

All the preparations for the task ________, and we're ready to start．

A．completed

B．complete

C．had been completed

D．have been completed