________ the foreign student had learned Chinese for several years in his own country, he could hardly understand the local Chinese in China．

A．Since

B．As

C．Unless

D．Though

When Tracy was told her son's illness could be cured, she left the hospital ________．

A．in peace

B．in surprise

C．in relief

D．in time

The movie was ________ for an important international prize, but it got nothing in the end．

A．made

B．designed

C．intended

D．supposed

The secret was finally let out ________ the daughter was an adopted one．

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．as

At first the man refused to say anything but when shown the evidence he ________ and told everything．

A．broke down

B．broke out

C．gave up

D．gave away

As soon as the shoes that the boy wanted to buy were ________ in the store, the salesgirl called him．

A．present

B．possible

C．available

D．convenient

Last Sunday I climbed to the top the hill near my home, ________ I could see half of the city．

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．there

________ success of Zhu Zhiwen's singing has been ________ great honour to his hometown．

A．The, a

B．The; an

C．不填, the

D．The，不填

I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we ________ well．

A．look out

B．stay up?

C．carry on

D．get along

In the USA, conversation is less lively than in many other cultures, ________ everyone talks at the same time．

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what