－Shall I begin the lecture?

－I’m afraid we have to wait for a while．John is coming with a microphone．

－________．I can do without the microphone．

A．I’m sorry

B．Excuse me

C．I beg your pardon

D．Never mind

“The third pole”mentioned in the text of Unit 2 of Book 3 means ________．

A．the moon

B．Mount Qomolangma

C．the North Pole

D．the South Pole

The foreign ruler willingly offered presents to the Chinese emperor．________, Zheng He ________ the ruler with many gifts．

A．In return; gave

B．In turn; offered

C．In turn; presented

D．In return; presented

The fact ________ some extreme sports have no clear rules about winning or losing ________ stop enthusiastic young people from enjoying them．

A．that; does not

B．whether; do not

C．which; does not

D．that; seldom

Whether we are out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, the Guinness Book of World Record ________ interesting reading．

A．makes up

B．makes out

C．makes for

D．makes from

－How long has Jane ________ Bentley?

－I don’t know, and I even didn’t know they had got married．

A．got to know

B．fallen in love with

C．got married to

D．been married to

The truck ran down the hill, and the driver ________, according to the local newspaper, to have been killed．

A．was reported

B．was reporting

C．reported

D．had been reported

－Did your boss phone you again the next day?

－No．It was a fortnight ________ he gave me a second call．

A．that

B．when

C．before

D．since

We must keep our room clean．Dirt and disease go ________, you know．

A．from time to time

B．hand in hand

C．step by step

D．one after another

The wrong you’ve done her is terrible, for ________ you should make an apology to her, I think．

A．this

B．which

C．what

D．that