John is the only one of the students in the class that never ________ a mistake even when it is pointed to him．

A．admit making

B．admits making

C．admit to make

D．admits to make

Some great people said it was their primary school teachers and lessons ________ they were fond of ________ influenced their whole lives．

A．which; that

B．that; which

C．which; which

D．that; that

－Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?

－I don’t mind where we go ________ there’s sun, sea and beach．

A．as if

B．as long as

C．now that

D．in order that

________ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car．

A．Waiting

B．To wait

C．Having waited

D．To have waited

－I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final．

－I think so．He ________ for it for months．

A．is preparing

B．was preparing

C．had been preparing

D．has been preparing

What a pity!Considering his ability and experience, he ________ better．

A．need have done

B．must have done

C．can have done

D．might have done

－I’m still working on my project．

－Oh, you’ll miss the deadline．Time is ________．

A．running out

B．going out

C．giving out

D．losing out

High-speed trains travel at 300 kilometers an hour, which is about ________ normal trains．

A．four times the speed as

B．the speed four times of

C．four times as the speed of

D．four times the speed of

It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ________ of the parents spoke the language．

A．none

B．neither

C．both

D．each

Most air pollution is caused by the burning of ________ like coal, gas and oil．

A．fuels

B．articles

C．goods

D．products