Word has come ________ some visitors will come for a visit to our school next week．

A．what

B．that

C．whether

D．when

The flag, a simple design of red over white, has a long history that ________ the 13^th century．

A．date back to

B．dates back to

C．dated back to

D．dated from

“I wish you’d look at me when I’m trying to speak to you!”the teacher said ________．

A．excitedly

B．pleasantly

C．hopefully

D．angrily

－Learning a language isn’t easy．It takes time．

－I agree．________．There’s no short cut．

A．All roads lead to Rome

B．Rome wasn’t built in a day

C．Practice makes perfect

D．Slow but sure wins the race

________, the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him．

A．Wanting the job very much

B．Although wanting the job badly

C．Though he wanted the job very much

D．He wanted the job badly

It is in the very village, ________ Mary was born 35 years ago, ________ she will build her first school, ________ inspires everyone to help her．

A．where; that; which

B．that; that; that

C．that; when; which

D．where; when; that

Last Sunday his brother picked up ________ umbrella．

A．a Chinese heavy black steel

B．a Chinese black heavy steel

C．a heavy black Chinese steel

D．a black heavy Chinese steel

He had ________ little education that he couldn’t teach ________ little children．

A．such; so

B．so; such

C．such; such

D．so; so

Last year the Browns moved to Toronto, ________ they had long dreamed of living in．

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．in which

Suddenly, a man driving a motor car ________ the girl’s bag and took it away, ________ into the darkness．

A．seizing; disappeared

B．seized; disappeared

C．seizing; disappearing

D．seized; disappearing