With time ________ by, I gradually forgot the unhappy experience．

A．goes

B．going

C．to go

D．gone

I asked her ________ have to study before I could go to university．

A．how long would I

B．how soon would I

C．how long I would

D．how soon I would

This school has strict rules．Almost no one can ________ cheating in exams．

A．get away from

B．get away with

C．get out of

D．get down to

For years people thought the picture was a(n)________ Van Gogh, but in fact it's a fake．

A．absolute

B．artificial

C．genuine

D．sincere

There is no ________ from my bedroom window except for some factory chimneys．

A．view

B．scene

C．sight

D．look

John is very tall, so he is easy to ________ in the crowd．

A．stare

B．glare

C．spot

D．ignore

The strong earthquake lasted over ten minutes．________, most of the buildings in the city fell down．

A．On the contrary

B．On the other hand

C．As a matter of fact

D．As a result

________ is known to all, the Amber Room belongs to the Russians．

A．As

B．Which

C．That

D．What

It's hard to get ________ work these days．It is said, however, that he has been offered ________ nice job in a big company．

A．a; a

B．/; /

C．/; a

D．a; /

The police ________ the lost boy everywhere when he suddenly turned up in a supermarket．

A．searched

B．searched for

C．was searching

D．were searching for