After the Anti - terrorist War, the American soldiers returned home, ________．

A．safe but tired

B．safely but tired

C．safe and tiring

D．safely and tiring

They showed great ________ in everything they saw ________ they went abroad．

A．interests, for the first time

B．interesting, in the first time

C．interest, the first time

D．interested, at the first time

Large quantities of water ________ for cooling purpose in the only one of the plants which _________steel．

A．has been needed, produce

B．are needed, produces

C．is needed, produce

D．have been needed, produce

As your spoken English gets better, ________ your written English．

A．so does

B．so will

C．such does

D．such will

They are sure to win the victory with so many people ________ , ________ ?

A．supported them; don’t them

B．who supported; aren’t they

C．supporting; don’t they

D．behind them; aren’t they

How pleased the pupils were ________ what the teacher had said!

A．hearing

B．heard

C．to hear

D．hear

After ________ seems a very long time, the badly wounded soldier ________．

A．that; lived on

B．what, came to

C．it; woke up

D．which; got up

－ It’s a long time ________ we met last．

－ Yes, and it will be a long time ________ we meet again．

A．that, until

B．since; before

C．when; that

D．before; since

________ no use ________ the maths problem since it has already been worked out．

A．It’s; to discuss

B．It’s; discussing

C．There is; discussing

D．There is; to discuss

－ What are you going to do this afternoon?

－ I will probably go for a walk ________ it stays fine．

A．as far as

B．so long as

C．even if

D．as if