---Do you really want to go out?

    ---Yes, and I know it may rain           . I shall go out.

       A．Otherwise B．Now that  C．Anyway    D．Or else

Chinese economy suffered a great loss from the May12 earthquake _____ the snow and ice storm in February, 2008. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. as well as      B. in addition       C. besides        D. apart from

You won’t be able to see him because he ______ a meeting in Suzhou when you arrive.

A. will have had  B. will be having        C. will have        D. is having

With little knowledge about the area he succeeded ______ many researchers failed.

A. the place where   B. in place       C. while                    D. where

. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______ be very slow.

A. should                  B. must           C. can             D. will

The plastic flowers look so ______ that many people think they are real.

A. natural                     B. familiar                    C. beautiful           D. similar

While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded__________the nurse Florence Nightingale.

       A．in need of    B．in favor of      C．in honor of         D．in place of

I ___ on my report next week so I won’t be able to meet you any day.

A. am working       B. will be working       C. was working    D. have been working

Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is ________ you can easily read and understand.

       A．that     B．one       C．the one        D．that one  

It is ten years since we ________ each other last time． 

     A．see                 B．have seen           C．saw                D．had seen