Liu Xiang ________ our expectation and got another gold medal in the 110 m hurdles at the East Asian Games in Macao．

A．according to

B．lived up to

C．fit in with

D．depended on

According to Bill Gates, the idea ________ we can play video games and receive E-mails without sitting at a keyboard will come true．However, it is unclear ________ this kind of computer will be on sale and ________ it will cost．

A．which; that; what

B．不填;whether; how much

C．that; when; what

D．that; that; how much

________ to this campaign for wiping out fever in Calcutta and save three lives for only $5, send your donation to：A.A.C, P.O.BOX 2716,GPO, New York, NY 10116．

A．Contributing

B．Contributed

C．To contribute

D．For contributing

It was ________ nearly a month later that I received my brother’s reply．

A．since

B．not until

C．before

D．after

________ the sun, the earth is rather ________

A．Compared with, small

B．Comparing to, smaller

C．Comparing with, small

D．Compared to, smaller

The time he has devoted in the past ten years ________ the disabled is now considered ________ of great value．

A．to help; being

B．to helping; to be

C．help; to be

D．helping; being

________ made the school proud was ________ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities．

A．What; because

B．That; because

C．That; what

D．What; that

We ________ a pleasant journey but for the rain．

A．would have

B．will have

C．had had

D．would have had

It is in that poor village-________ Mary lived and worked 15 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

All you have to do is telephone him and tell him you can’t come and ________．

A．heavens

B．regardless

C．period

D．humbug