His ability has never been in doubt－the question is ________ or not he is prepared to work hard．

A．that

B．if

C．where

D．whether

She ________ from that that her grandmother did not like her．

A．concluded

B．included

C．decided

D．referred

I think you should have let him finish his speech, ________ you disagreed with him．

A．whatever

B．wherever

C．no matter what

D．however much

On their arrival, they found the people suffering the earthquake were ________ food and water supplies．

A．in praise of

B．in honor of

C．in face of

D．in want of

－No, I’m afraid he isn’t in．This is his secretary speaking．Can I help you?

－________．

A．Oh, you will

B．Oh, that’s a pity

C．I should think so

D．Well, I look forward to hearing from you

The Chinese are proud of the 29^th Olympic Games ________ in Beijing in 2008．

A．hold

B．holding

C．held

D．to be held

－What did you do last Sunday．Peter?

－Well, I ________ to see a friend of mine, but in the end I stayed at home doing nothing．

A．was going

B．has gone

C．went

D．had gone

－Goods imported from abroad are ________ those made in China．

－Yes．Some of the goods made in our country are of high quality．

A．always as good as

B．always no better than

C．not so well as

D．not always better than

－You shouldn’t have talked back to our teacher like that．It was awfully impolite．

－You are right．I ________ crazy at that moment．

A．must have been

B．must be

C．could have been

D．should have been

As the medicine took ________, the patient became quieter．

A．force

B．power

C．effect

D．part