—When will the railway that connects the two cities open?

— next year. Only two thirds been built.

A. Until; has B. Until; have

C. Not until; has D. Not until; have

He became a famous writer when he was ________.

A. in his fifty B. at the age of fifty years old C. in his fifties D. in the fifties

—Oh, so many people are standing outside the hall. __________ will the film strat?

—_________seven o’clock.

A. How soon; Not until B. How long; Not until

C. How soon; Until D. How long; Until

—Did you clean your house by yourself?

—________ a nice place to relax myself, I had it __________.

A. To have; cleaned B. To have; clean C. For having; cleaned D. Having; cleaning

My English used to be very poor. __________ wanted to give up, Dad would encourage me to work harder.

A. However B. Whatever C. Whenever D. Wherever

—Do you know that Mr Zhang passed __________ last week?

—Yes. He died __________ illness.

A. away; of B. on; from C. by; with D. away; as

A quarrel ________ between the couple. It made their son break away from his family.

A. broke into B. broke in C. broke down D. broke out

—I hear you were hit by a car.

—Yes, but the driver drove away ________ realized it.

A. before B. after C. as soon as D. while

The bike needs _______. You’d better ________.

A. repaired; have it repair B. to be repaired; have it repaired

C. repairing; have have it to repair D. to be rapaired; have it repairing

—Both he and his sister left school when they were only 11.

—No wonder ________ of them is ill-educated.

A. both B. either C. neither D. none