________ I used to go mountain climbing every summer．

A．At one time

B．At a time

C．At other times

D．At the times

About 25,000 US troops．________ Baghdad, the capital of Iraq．

A．are upon

B．were upon

C．are for

D．were for

He is a man of ________ and he had ________ interesting ________ in his life．

A．much experience；a lot of；experience

B．many experiences；much；experience

C．many experience；much：experience

D．many experience；a lot of；experience

Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ________ I could answer the phone．

A．as

B．since

C．before

D．until

Your composition is well written ________ a few spelling mistakes, his is also well written ________ yours．

A．except；except

B．except for；besides

C．besides；except

D．except for；except

He was wearing a lot of clothes to ________ himself from the cold．

A．protect

B．prevent

C．keep

D．stop

I shall never forget these years ________ I lived in the country with the farmers, ________ has a great effect on my life．

A．that；which

B．when；which

C．which；that

D．when；who

Is this the reason ________ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

A．he explained

B．what he explained

C．how he explained

D．why he explained

Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music．

A．making herself hear

B．to make herself hear

C．making herself heard

D．to make herself heard

－I would never ever come to this restaurant again．The food is terrible

－________

A．Nor am I

B．Neither would I

C．Same with me

D．So do I