________ it happens, her birthday is after mine．

A．As

B．While

C．Though

D．Until

Do you know ________?

A．who is that woman

B．who that woman is

C．whom is the woman

D．that woman is

－The winner of the race is a tall and thin boy with thick glasses．

－Then it ________ be my friend, Mike, who looks like a “meat ball”．

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．might

D．should

There ________ no buses, we had to walk home after work yesterday．

A．was

B．were

C．being

D．had

The harder you study, the more questions you will think of ________．

A．asking

B．to ask

C．being asked

D．to be asked

－You could have asked Mr．Johnson for help．He is kind-hearted．

－I ________ that．A whole day ________．

A．forget; wastes

B．forgot; was wasted

C．forgot; had wasted

D．forget; was wasted

We each took ________ tea after having ________ wonderful supper at my uncle’s yesterday．

A．a;/

B．/; a

C．a; a

D．the; the

He began to ________ because every means ________ tried already．

A．lose heart; has been

B．lose heart; had been

C．lose his heart; was

D．lose his heart; had

My parents tried their best to laugh ________ my fears for the coming examination．

A．from

B．away

C．against

D．into

－You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me．

－________

A．Oh, don’t you like it?

B．That’s all right．

C．I’m glad you like it so much．

D．You have a gift for painting, don’t you?