It’s one of the world’s largest chains of golf shops, ______in the heart of Shanghai.

A. locate B. located C. locating D. to locate

It’s said that the power plant is now ______large as what it was.

A. twice as B. as twice C. twice much D. much twice

Tom works very hard. His brother, ______, doesn’t do anything at all.

A. for another thingB. what’s worse

C. on the other handD. even worse

In China, peach is a ______of long life and therefore makes an ideal birthday present.

A. symbol B. sign C. signal D. symptom

For ages, Bill Gates has been supporting educational programmes that ______from kindergartens to universities.

A. range B. move C. vary D. spread

After staying in room for weeks, the lady was advised to go to the outside world to ______ her confidence as well as health.

A. take up B. make up C. carry up D. pick up

It ______ to me that I might try this way to deal with this problem.

A. took place B. burst C. occurred D. happened

—The tree is so tall.

—Yes. It ______nearly 20 metres.

A. measures B. is measured C. measure D. to be measured

Most of the Europeans refuse to accept GM food ______Americans regard it as the fruit from high tech.

A. when B. as C. while D. the moment

Not only John and Tom but also their sister, Mary, ______great interest in the piano lessons.

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