—How is everything going on with you in Europe?

—Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, __________.

A. though                B. instead                C. either                  D. too

In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is______in traffic.

A. the most organized              B. more organized

C. so organized as                    D. as organized as

--- I hear Warren _____ in a middle school.

    --- What? I can’t imagine him _____ as a teacher.

    A. teaches; working           B. teaches; work

  　C. teach; to work             D. teach; working

Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

    A. prepare        B. preparing    C. prepared       D. having prepared

It is when the plane ______ that you’d better find out at the booking office.

    A. would take off           B. had taken off

    C. was taking off           D. is taking off

--- Is Tom still smoking?

    --- No. By next Saturday he ______ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.

    A. will be                  B. will have gone

    C. will have been           D. has been going

--- What ______ when I phoned you?

   --- I ______ my work, and I wanted to go out.

   A. have you done; finished

   B. were you doing; have finished

   C. did you do; had just finished   

   D. were you doing; had just finished

Information technology is taught in most schools, ____ we have entered the information society.

    A．so                                B．while                                 C．and                           D．for

—Why haven’t you bought any butter?

  ---I_____ to but I forgot about it.

A. liked    B. wished   C. meant   D. expected   

The surgeon_______ his excellent skill in carrying out the operation.

 A. represented   B. instructed  C. demonstrated   D. exhibited