My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very

The biggest whale is ___ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ___ 9-story building.   

A. the; the              B. a; a                 C. a; the                D. the; a

—Will you go camping this weekend?

       ----Just ____. If it rains, I will stay home.

A．waits     B.depends    C.depends on    D.counts

I _____ my son ____ a doctor,but he wasn’t good enough at science.

        A. hoped; would become   B. had hoped ; would become

 C. had hoped ;will become  D. hope; will become

With summer coming on, the weather gets hot _________.

       A．day after day                           B．day and night   

       C．day in and day out                       D．day by day

They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.

　　A. for getting     B. of getting       C. to get    D. to getting

In January , 2004, the United States successfully launched “Spirit”, a Mars Exploration Rover, _____ a new milestone in the history of mankind.

A. it marked B. marking C. marked D. to mark

If you don’t take professional pride _____ your work,you’re probably ____ the wrong job.

A. of ; in  B. on; of  C. in ;on  D. in ;in

He was not an actor, who often appeared on stage, _____ a writer, writing stories.

A. but      B. and     C. then    D. so 

--- Did Tom get back from Jack’s birthday party in time last night？ 

        --- Yes. The church clock didn’t strike ten       he came back home.

            A. before      B. when       C. immediately   D. as