8.　　　 Two hours later, people ___________ from the building on fire.

A. tried to escape　　　　　　　 B. managed to escape

C. could escape　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tried escape

7.　　　 The design of the apartment _____ him a lot of time and energy.

A. took　　　　 B. cost　　 C. spent　　　　　 D. paid for

6.　　　 The doctor persuaded the patient _________. Which statement is wrong?

A. not to smoke again　　　　　　　 B. to stop smoking

C. to stop to smoke　　　　　　　　　 D. into stopping smoking

5.　　　 Jason likes music and English ,besides, ____ is extremely good.

A. each of which 　　　　　　　 B. but neither of which

C. neither of them　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 each of them

4.　　　 _____ , China is a country with more than 5,000 years of history.

A. It is known to all that　　　　　　 B. As is known to all

C. As we know　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. both B and C

3.　　　 It began raining and we went ____ the bridge.

A. as far as　 B. as long as　 C. as much as 　　 D. two miles far to

2.　　　 The population of the city is twice as ____ as the town where I was born.

A. much　　　　　　 B. many　 C. large　　　　　 D. high

1.　　　 Many years passed, but she remained ____ to us.

A. politely　 B. angrily　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. silently

10. where　　　　　　 11. eventually