In 1768, ________ commander of the Endeavour, James Cook, met Joseph Banks, who was appointed ________ president of the Royal Society 10 years later．

A．×；×

B．the；×

C．the; the

D．×；the

I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Chinese from being as happy as one might expect．

A．why is it

B．What is it

C．why it is

D．what it is

The sports meet, originally ________ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather．

A．due to

B．thanks to

C．owing to

D．according to

I ________ John in the lift．I ________ he would come back next month．

A．have met; have thought

B．have met; think

C．met; had thought

D．met; have thought

At the news conference, the spokesman said, “Keeping the meat price under control is within the ________ of the governments’ responsibility．”

A．field

B．limit

C．extent

D．range

Many young graduates don’t want to work because they think that ________, they probably wouldn’t be able to enjoy an easy and colorful life．

A．are they to work

B．Were they to work

C．had they worked

D．have they worked

The famous scientist, ________ a dinned party will be held tonight, is to arrive soon．

A．in honor of him

B．in his honor

C．in whose honor

D．in which honor

－Why are the housing prices in big cities going up all the time?

－One reason is that people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers．

A．breaking

B．filling

C．pouring

D．hurrying

－Which hotel are you in?

－I ________ in a hotel．A friend I met on the train from the south ________ to put me up for a couple of nights．

A．haven’t stayed; has offered

B．am not staying; offered

C．am not staying; is offering

D．do not stay; offers

Many early Europeans, ________ the earth to be flat, feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth．

A．believing

B．having believed

C．believed

D．to believe