In some parts of China, it is a common _____ that it is the wife who is responsible for the meals and clothes-washing for the whole family.

A. sense                  B. practice               C. knowledge         D. idea

 She has changed so much that she is out of our______.

A. permission             B. impression             C. patience           D. recognition

 ---You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?

   --- _______. And how I wish to go there again.

A.   Yes, I haven’t          B. Yes, I have             C. No, I haven’t       D. No, I have

 I’d like you to take my picture _____stands the ancient tower.

A. what                   B. there                  C. that               D. where

 My granny is beginning to ______and will soon recover under good treatment.

A. take up                 B. turn up                C. bring up           D. pick up

 Could it be in the classroom_____ we had a talk last night _____you left your keys?

A. that; where              B. in which; where        C. where; that         D. where; where

 All the citizens here strongly insist those found____ “harmful” advertisements in the streets _____ punished strictly.

A. putting up; will be       B. to put up; should be      C. being put up; shall   D. putting up; be

 A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners’ attention ___he reaches the end of the story.

A. when                   B. unless                C. while             D. until

 It is said that dogs will keep you _____ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely.

A. friend                   B. safety                C. house            D. company

 I was told that the hotel was very cheap, but actually it is _____ cheap.

A. nothing but              B. anything but          C. really             D. certainly