________ by the terrible earthquake, Wenchuan, a city in Sichuan province, was ________ from the outside．

A．Having struck; cut up

B．Struck; cut down

C．Having struck; cut out

D．Struck; cut off

Had the earthquke happened in the night, there ________ many more deaths, and if the prediction for the earthquake ________ more accurate, we would have been more prepared and many more lives would have been saved．

A．would be;had been

B．will be; was

C．would have been;had been

D．would have; has been

National flags are ________ just colourful pieces of ________ together．

A．more than; cloth sewn

B．rather than; cloth sewing

C．other than; clothes sewn

D．more than; clothing sewing

Franklin’s ability to learn from observation and experience greatly ________ his success in public life．

A．resigned to

B．connected to

C．related to

D．contributed to

－It is weeks since he ________ ill．

－so it is．We’d better ask someone else to help us．

A．fell

B．was

C．is

D．has been

As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ________．

A．Paris is the largest

B．Paris being the largest

C．Paris to be the largest

D．Paris be the largest

Australians watch sport ________ or on television, and when they get together their topic quickly turns ________ sport．

A．alive; up

B．lively; off

C．live; to

D．living; on

All of us have the desire to visit the three main temples in Athena, especially ________ that contains a gold and ivory statue of Athena．

A．one

B．that

C．the one

D．which

Could it be in the restaurant ________ we had a dinner last night ________ you left your key?

A．that; where

B．in which; where

C．where; that

D．where; where

My brother, a person who has ________ final say in a big international commpany, is ________ honour to our family．

A．a; /

B．/; the

C．the; an

D．a; an