As we all know, the earth is ________ to be the only planet that moves around the sun．

A．unlikely

B．impossible

C．improbable

D．impossibly

It is not until you become a mother ________ your judgement slowly turns to sympathy and understanding．

A．whom

B．as

C．that

D．when

The dark clouds are gathering as if it________ rain．

A．will

B．is going to

C．would

D．were going to

By the end of this year the production of this factory ________ by more than 35％, ________ with that of last year．

A．will have risen; compared

B．had risen; compared

C．will be rising; comparing

D．had risen; comparing

With some effective measures ________, the traffic condition of the city has been further improved．

A．adopting

B．adopted

C．to adopt

D．being adopted

Julia is easy to recognize as she's the only one of the girls who ________ a ring round her wrist．

A．wear

B．wears

C．has worn

D．have worn

We should keep trying, and I think our efforts will finally ________．

A．pay out

B．pay back

C．pay for

D．pay off

I can't stand ________ with Lucy．She does nothing but ________ all day．

A．working; talk

B．work; talk

C．working; talking

D．work; to talk

She got ________ great surprise when she opened ________ letter from Finn．

A．a; the

B．a; a

C．the; the

D．the; a

Peter received a letter just now ________ his grandma would come to see him soon．

A．said

B．says

C．saying

D．to say