－ Are you ready to leave?

－ Almost．I’ll be ready to go as soon as I ________ putting the clean dishes away．

A．get through

B．give up

C．go on

D．set about

________ the danger from enemy action, people had to deal with the lack of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything．

A．As far as

B．As long as

C．As well as

D．As soon as

He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ________ that he will for some time．

A．likely

B．easily

C．hardly

D．difficult

________ is no possibility ________ Bob will win the first prize in the match．

A．That; that

B．There; that

C．There; whether

D．It; whether

The students were all standing by the West Lake, ________ swimming suits．

A．all of them wore

B．all were wearing

C．all of whom wearing

D．all wearing

It’s terrible．The car ________ break down just as we were going on our holidays．

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

In 1990, ________ Belgian inventor by ________ name of Bakelite invented the first of the modern plastics．

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．the; /

－ It snowed heavily last night and there must be a lot of snow on the mountains．

－ No, we found a little snow, as most of it seemed ________ ff the mountains．

A．to have blown

B．to have been blown

C．to be blowing

D．to be blown

－ Which office is Johnson Black in?

－ Johnson Black? I’ve heard of ________ erson here．

A．no such

B．not such

C．such no

D．no such a

－Was ________ Bill, ________ played basketball very well, ________ helped the blind man cross the road?

－Yes, of course．He is always ready to help others．

A．it; that; who

B．this; who; that

C．which; that; that

D．it; who; that