Students are always interested in finding out _______ they can go with a new teacher.

A. how far        B. how soon       C. how often      D. how long

Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _______ she was getting.

A. heavier               B. heavy           C. the heavier           D. the heaviest

In those days, our ________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. normal   B. constant   C. permanent   D. primary

_____ he’s only been learning English for a year, he speaks it very well.

    A. Considered                 B. Considering

  　C. Having considered          D. To consider

. Don’t worry. I’ll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow.

  　A. typed; send              B. to type; to send   

  　C. type; send               D. typed; to send

--- I’m sorry, but there’s no smoking on this flight.

    --- Oh, I ______ that. Sorry, I won’t again.

    A. don’t know             B. didn’t know 

    C. won’t know             D. haven’t known

--- ______ Betty this morning?

    --- Not yet, but she is sure to be here before noon.

    A. Have you seen            B. Will you see

    C. Do you see               D. Did you see?

--- Have you finished the report?

   --- No. I ______ it all this week.

   A. will do                  B. had done 

     C. have done                D. have been doing

One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel 37 .

Closeness is about  38 . We feel close when we feel 39 ,  when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may 40 a home yet feel distant.

Closeness is a family trait that  41 over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes 42 years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can 43 most storm and sustain a family through the most 44 time.

I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She 45 out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was  46 a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good 47 of winning.

But before filing papers, he 48 his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his 49 . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job 50 .

Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision：”No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not 52 in the material wealth you provide them. It is 53 by what of yourself you give to them.”

He made a 54 to give the best of himself to his family. He 55 family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regret.

Shopping-centres provide us with a large_____ of goods to choose from.

A. type    B. range    C. variety   D. sort