At the 2003 Special Olympics in Ireland, more than 6,500 athletes from over 150 countries       .

     A. participated           B. joined            C. benefited       D. relied

 Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths;       , it is our duty to master it.

     A. thus                 B. therefore         C. otherwise       D. however

 Maybe it is time for the rest of society to       the fact       I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.

     A. adjust to; that                       B. get used to; that while

     C. adapt to; while                       D. go about; that while

 Mr Cooper wanted to buy the house and he told me that       the house cost, it would be       it.

     A. however; worth                        B. whatever; worth

     C. how much; worthy                      D. what; worthy of

 The law of Venice says if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns       be taken away from him.

     A. shall             B. can              C. must           D. may

 You'd better carry a(n)       tyre in the back of your car in case it breaks down on the way.

     A. extra             B. free              C. convenient    D. spare

 The square box has a door,       there are some buttons.

     A. beside it           B. beside which        C. beside that       D. beside what

 Is this a book on farming? If so, I want to borrow       .

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

 Instead, it seems that creative thinking is a (n)        of habits.

     A. affair            B. business             C. matter        D. problem

 by the beauty of the countryside, the old couple decided to stay another week on the farm.

     A. Being attracted                       B. Attracted

     C. To be attracted                      D. Having attracted