I was driven by a ________ to learn and determined to be ahead of my classmates．

A．desire

B．wish

C．hope

D．expect

－How will you go home, Tom?It is raining．

－I'm waiting for my brother's car to ________ me ________．

A．send…up

B．pick…up

C．give…up

D．call…up

The news that Chinese athletes won 19 gold medals pleased us greatly, ________?

A．did they

B．did it

C．didn't it

D．didn't they

We trust you; only you can ________ him to give up smoking．

A．persuade

B．make

C．advise

D．let

－What about ________ film last night?

－It is too moving, I think, ________ film for me．

A．/; the

B．a; a

C．the;/

D．the; a

He realized his mistakes and took measures to reduce the loss ________ it was too late．

A．until

B．when

C．before

D．as

It was the early 2 000s ________ mobile phones were widely used in China, ________ it was considered the patent of the rich．

A．that; in which

B．when; before which

C．that; after which

D．when; in where

－The plane is due to take off at 7∶50 from the airport．________ we fail to arrive there in time?

－Try to take another flight then．

A．What if

B．As if

C．Even if

D．Only if

－Who is singing and dancing in the gym now?

－________ the students from the art department．

A．They are

B．It is

C．There are

D．That is

－Jack, you have earned so much in such a short time!

－Yes, I have．But I am still ________, in terms of fortune, than you．

A．better off

B．more worse off

C．less well off

D．less badly off