Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts．The plane _________．

takes off

has taken off

took off

is taking off．

The singer sang one more song at the _________ of enthusiastic fans．

command

recognition

request

service

Jim is a man of his word．He managed to finish the project on time _________ he had a bad cold last week．

in case

even though

as though

despite

Fans still _________ Michael Jordan though he doesn’t fight for the Chicago Bulls any more．

look down on

look up

look up to

look on as

Only when he reached the tea-house _________ it was the same place he’d been in last year．

he realized

he did realize

realized he

did he realize

_________ in Europe, the girl can express herself freely in both English and French．

Educating

Being educated

Educated

Having educated

_________ seems strange to us is _________ she can sing English songs so beautifully．

What; that

It; why

That; how

It; that

If you can make what the teachers teach _________, you’ll make rapid progress．

yours

yourself

you

your

Preparations are being made for the Olympic Games _________ in London in 2012．

held

to hold

to be held

holding

She didn’t allow the accident to discourage her．On the contrary, she began to work _________．

as twice hard

twice as hard

twice as harder

harder twice