The terrible earthquake happened ________ 13: 46 ________ the afternoon of March 11th.

A. on; in B. at: on C. at; in D. on; on

It took my daughter two weeks ________ the novels ________ by Yang Hongying.

A. read, written B. to read, written

C. reading, to write D. to read, wrote

—I feel tired and sleepy.

—Why not ________ for a while?

A. stop to rest B. stopping to rest

C. stop resting D. stopping resting

—There are forty students in my cousins class. ________ of them are girls.

—You mean there are thirty boys?

A. One quarter B. Three quarters

C. One third D. Two thirds

He wanted to read more, so he asked his friend if there was ________ to read.

A. something easy enough B. something enough easy

C. enough easy something D. easy enough something

The concert will begin soon. so Christina ________ the other children ________ busy getting everything ready.

A. and; is B. as well as; are

C. with; are D. and; are

—Your dad ________ Hong Kong on business. Is that true? Did he fly there?

—Yes, but he will be home this afternoon.

A. will go to B. has been at

C. has been to D. has gone to

Mr. Huang decided to buy that CD player ________ it was so expensive.

A. even though B. just like C. ever since D. as if

While traveling in a strange place, you’d better ________ the local people and follow their customs.

A. watch B. control C. teach D. check

Tom, ________ afraid of speaking in front of people. You are the best one in our class.

A. don’t B. doesn’t be C. not be D. don’t be