He hurried to the booking office only______ that all the tickets had been sold out.

      A. to tell   B. to be told   C. telling   D. told 

They urged that the library_______ open during the vacation.

A. must be kept   B. is kept

C. would be kept  D. be kept

The church clock began to _______  twelve.

A. hit    B. beat    C. strike    D. touch

-----Is this the first time you______ Chengdu?

-----No. But the first time I______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful

A. visited; came             B. visited; have come

C. have visited ; have come    D. have visited; came

Has the doctor _______ called for?

    A. referred to being      B. referred to been

C. referring to being      D. referred to be

Mr Smith has a lot of business______. I know by______ that this man cannot be trusted.

     A. experience; experience     B. experiences; experience

     C. experience; experiences     D. experiences; experiences

We _______ on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.

    A. are working      B. have been working

C. worked          D. had worked

This dictionary is_______ to my translation, but that one is________.

    A. a great help ; of no use       B. very helpful; of no any use

C. great help; helpless          D. important; of few importance

The family settled in New York in 1970 and has lived there_______.

  A. ever since     B. long since   C. since before   D. since ever

Sichuan is located ________ the west of China while Japan lies______ the east of China.

   A. to ; to    B. in; in   C. in; to    D. to; in