8. Thus _______ came about that the year 2008 saw a series of achievements as well as

disasters in China.

A. what     B. something    C. it         D. we

7. ― Mummy, I would really like a laptop.

― You _______ get a laptop as long as you pass your entrance examination.

A. shall     B. should       C. must      D. could

6. Thousands of works of art, _____ the most famous painting, were ______during the war.

A. included; missed         B. including; missing

C. included; missing         D. including; missed

5. Not until he turned 30 _______ the importance of knowledge.

A. he realized  B. did he realize    C. realized he    D. he did realize

4. It is quite _______ me how a girl aged 1 can count from 1 to 100.

A. after      B. through   C. against      D. beyond

3. The audience thought highly of the latest film, _____, of course, made the director happy.

A. who      B. that      C. where       D. which

2. One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to _____ good habits in their daily life.

A. keep     B. grow     C. increase      D. develop

―_______ $ 30,000.

A. You said it!     B. How did you know it?

C. Good luck!     D. That was good news!

1. ― You look very excited. Did you win the scholarship?

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