－Thank you so much for the lovely evening, Dennis．

－You’re quite welcome, Julie．________．we’d been looking forward to seeing you．

A．We are glad to meet you．

B．Thank you for being with us．

C．I’m afraid you didn’t have a good time．

D．Just stay a little longer, please．

－Which share is meant for me?

－You can take ________ half．They are exactly the same．

A．this

B．any

C．each

D．neither

－Have your working conditions improved?

－No, ________ than before, I’m afraid．

A．no better

B．a little better

C．not worse

D．no worse

In our daily life, some of the rubbish, ________ food, paper and iron, rots away over a long period of time．

A．for example

B．that is to say

C．such as

D．namely

－Have you completed your paper?

－Not yet．I ________ the last chapter．

A．wrote

B．have written

C．was writing

D．am writing

Some students always fear to communicate with foreigners ________ they spend much time on studying English．

A．because

B．although

C．since

D．so that

Michael Jackson was crowned as America’s most foolish person in 2006, narrowly ________ out Dick Cheney for the title．

A．beat

B．beaten

C．being beat

D．beating

There are many things in different areas ________ we can do to reduce the possible damage caused by sandstorms．

A．what

B．that

C．in which

D．where

Making choices ________ be difficult, especially when there is no one to turn to for advice．

A．might

B．should

C．can

D．must

Most of ________ we call geniuses are successful only because they have made extraordinary efforts．

A．whom

B．who

C．which

D．what