Can you tell me how long the bookstore has ________?

A. been opened                B. opened

C. been open                  D. been opening

-- I’m not going swimming this afternoon.

--- ________. I have to help my mother do some cleaning.

A. So am I                     B. So I am

C. Neither am I                D. Neither I am

---Do you know if he ________ to play basket ball with us?

---I think he will come if he ________ free tomorrow.

A. comes; is                    B. comes; will be

C. will come; is               D. will come; will be

--- Have you ever been to New York before, Claire?

--- Yes. I ________ there last year.

A. have been           B. had been

C. went                D. was going

--- ________ will your father return home? It’s a long time since I saw him last time.

--- Just in two days.

A. How long               B. How often

C. How soon               D. How old

--- Tom! I looked for you everywhere at the party last night.

--- Oh, I ________ to the party.

A. am invited                   B. was invited

C. am not invited               D. wasn’t invited

--- As for sports, I like baseball better than tennis. How about you?

--- For me, I prefer ________.

A. to swim rather than running

B. swimming to run

C. swimming to running

D. swimming than running

--- Which of the two magazines will you take?

--- I’ll take ______ although I find ______ of them are very useful to me.

A. all, both                   B. either, either

C. either, neither             D. either, both

The bus doesn’t go to the train station. I’m afraid you’ll have to ________ at the library and take the A52.

A. get off             B. take off

C. put off             D. turn off

---This sweater is really cheap.

---The ________ , the better. I’m short of money, you know.

A. cheap                     B. cheaper

C. expensive                 D. more expensive