It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.

A. rarely         B. fairly            C. rather        D. pretty

--- I think we have met the word before.

　　　　--- Yes. It is in the reading material ____ we ____ reading yesterday.

　　A. that; did 　　　B. that; were 　　　C. when; were 　　　D. when; did

Despite the fact that Jack has lived in USA for many years，he finds it no easy to _____himself to its culture and customs.

  A. adopt      B. adapt     C.apply     D. concentrate

The reporters exposed the corruption (腐败) of several high officials in the government;

as a result, they ________ to resign from office.

A. asked       B. were asked      C. had been asked       D. have asked

I_______ your advice, otherwise I couldn’t have carried out the plan on time.

   A. take       B. have taken     C. took     D. had taken

John____Tom by a yard and____the race last year.

A. defeated; won  B. was beat; got  C. defeated; got   D. was beat; won

----Jimmy did nicely in GRE exam and he’ll go to England for furture studies.

  -----_______ But he didn’t take the exam in the least.

   A. I’m very glad to hear that           B. Is that so? 

C. I am feeling on top of the world.     D. There, there.

Having retired from business, she now ______ herself with the rights of women and welfare of the disabled.

  A. associated    B. occupied    C. charged    D. rewards

We have a slight problem with the temperature control but_______ everything’s fine.

  A. somewhat     B. anyhow     C. especially     D. otherwise

Premier Wen’s three-day visit to Japan, _____as the “ice-melt” trip, make a great difference to the relationship between China-Japan.

  A. intended     B. intending     C. having intended   D. to intend