Prices ________ all the time．It's no wonder that we've spent so much money recently．

A．rose

B．had risen

C．were rising

D．have been rising

Mrs．Brown always told her children to be good, warning them to ________ trouble．

A．live up to

B．keep out of

C．put up with

D．take part in

Bob looked back only to find an old classmate whose name ________ him for the moment．

A．escaped

B．missed

C．forgot

D．passed

________ successful docking of Shenzhou VIII with Tiangong-I means that China has managed to take ________ First important step to establish its own space station．

A．/;/

B．A; a

C．The, a

D．The; the

The two girls are getting on very well and share ________ with each other．

A．little

B．much

C．some

D．none

I'm taking weight－loss pills called Fat－less, ________ are popular among young women here．

A．which

B．that

C．who

D．as

To our great surprise, he came to the wedding party without ________．

A．inviting

B．being invited

C．having invited

D．invited

________ you have got such a good chance, you might as well make the best of it．

A．Now that

B．Although

C．As soon as

D．Even if

Unfortunately, the roof fell ________ he had time to dash into the room to save his baby．

A．after

B．as

C．before

D．until

More and more people would like to live in the countryside ________ there is fresher air．

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when