Watching the 2010 World cup is my dream, ______ that I’m expecting for years.

  A. one        B. it         C. /           D. those

 ______ our return, all the students burst into cheers for our excellent performances.

  A. At         B. In        C. On          D. With

 Next door to ours ________, who is no less than eighty.  

A. that lives an old man                B. does an old man live

C. lives an old man                     D. where lives an old man

 It is reported that two hotels，_____ are being built in my hometown，will open next year.

 A．they both  B．which both   C．both of them  D. of which both

 The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ___ his notes.

  A. bringing up    B. referring to     C. looking for      D. trying on

 — Why do you want the book so much?  

    — ____, sir.

    A. Studying          B. Studied           C. Studies          D. To study

 The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______ be very slow.

  A. should         B. must             C. will             D. can

 The students ___ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ___ in the office.

A. had written ; left              B.were writing ;has left

C.had written ;had left           D.were writing ;had left

 Mrs. Taylor has ______ 8—year—old daughter who has ___ gift for painting—she has won two national prizes.

  A. a; a           B. an; the          C. an; a                D. the; a

 — Don’t forget to take the message to my teacher.

    — ____.

    A. Yes, I will                           B. No, I won’t

    C. I don’t think so                     D. Sorry, I wouldn’t