He came all the way to China for learning it better ______ for making money.

  A. other than                    B.more than                 C.better than               D. rather than

Only when I left my parents for Italy ______ how much I loved them.

  A. I realized                       B.I had realized           C. had I realized          D.did I realize

_____ the days and months went by, things were getting worse and worse.

  A.With                                 B.As                                C.When                          D.While

My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice

______expensive.

  A.as                                     B.so                                C.too                              D.very

We feel _____ our duty to make our country a better place.

  A. it                                      B.this                              C.that                             D.one

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

  A.to find                             B.found                          C.finding                        D.find

It was so cold that they had the fire _____ all night.

  A.to burn                            B.burn                            C.burning                      D.burned

If you are _______ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

  A.interested                      B.anxious                      C.upset                          D.curious

----Where can we get your latest children’s story?

 ----Soon. It _______ and will come out next week.

  A. has printed                   B.is being printed        C.has been printed     D.has been printing

More highways have been built in China, _____ it much easier for people to travel from one place to another.

  A.making                            B.made                          C.to make                    D. having made