--Why didn’t you tell him about the result of the test?

  --He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.

A. before          B. until            C. when            D. after

 ________ both sides accept the agreement will a lasting peace be established in this region.

A. Unless          B. As long as       C. If only         D. Only if

 Wild animals ________ tigers and pandas are becoming rare.

A. as follows      B. for example      C. such as         D. for instance

 They got two free tickets to Canada, ____ they’d never have been able to afford to go.

A. as a result     B. otherwise        C. therefore       D. at last

 I hope you’ve got you own car, _________if you haven’t we may have to hire one.

A. because         B. so that          C. ever since      D. when

 He found it increasingly difficult;  _____his eyesight was beginning to fail.

A. though          B. for              C. but             D. so

 The picture looks very beautiful ____the light wall.

A. in            B. of              C. over               D. against

 What all these groups have in common is that they ask to be treated ___ respect and equality, ___ race, religion or sex.

A. for; as to                          B. in; in spite of

C. with; because of                    D. with; regardless of

 He suddenly saw Sue _____ the room. He pushed his way ____ the crowd of people to get to her.

A. across, across  B. over, through    C. over, into      D. across, through

 A war broke ___. What was worse, my car broke ___ on the way to escape.

A. out;  into      B. off;  up         C. down;  away     D. out;  down

 Last year the number of death increased by 2%-5% _______the year before last.

A. comparing to    B. comparing with   C. to compare with   D. compared with

 The better use you can make__________ time, the greater contributions you will make__________ society.

A. in;  to         B. of;  to          C. on;  for        D. up;  for

 Though well known _____ a writer, he is best known _____his musical talent.

A. for;  as        B. from;  for       C. as;  for        D. as;  as

 ______two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.

A. Besides         B. because of       C. With            D. As for

 --Darling, our friend has arrived.

--I’m on the way ______ home. You try to make himself ______ home first.

A. /;  /           B. to;  at          C. /;  at              D. at;  by

 The desks and seats being used in the school can be adjusted ________ the height of any child.

A. at              B. to               C. from            D. over

 --The last one pays the meal.

   --Agreed!

A. to arrive          B. arrives        C. arrived        D. arriving

 Believe it or not, in the United States, 40% of the toys _____ are for adults.

 A. sold              B. selling           C. to sell           D. to be selling

 We had an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results of the experiment.

A. wait               B. to be waiting     C. waited            D. waiting

 When he came back three hours later , they were still sitting on the sofa , _______________ in conversation.

A. absorbing          B. absorbed          C. to absorb         D. to be absorbed

 It will take us about an hour to get to the airport, _______ possible traffic delay.

  A. allowed for      B. allowing          C. allowed           D. allowing for

 At the sight of the policeman, ___from behind the door.

A. did the boy rush out                       B. did he sit down

C. out rushed the boy D. rushing out was the boy

 Unless _____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. having invited    B. inviting        C. being invited      D. invited

 Sometimes she was dying____________ her husband about it.

A. tell             B. telling          C. to tell          D. of telling

 __________ from above, the 2008 Olympic stadium in Beijing looks just like a bird’s nest made of the branches.

A. To see             B. Seeing               C. Seen          D. Having seen

 The song You And Me _________ on the radio interests everyone.

A. playing            B. played               C. is played     D. has been played

 ____________ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped __________ the beautiful scenery.

A. Tiring, to admire  B. Being tired, admiring

C. Tired, to admire   D. Tired, admiring

 The little boy isn’t getting on well in maths and worse still, he is even unwilling to go to school. With her son _____, she feels very ______.

A. disappointing；worrying                    B. disappointing；worried

C. disappointed；worried                                       D. disappointed；worrying

 Upon __________ home, he was arrested by the police.

A. arriving           B. arrived        C. arrive         D. to arrive

 I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _________.

A. to be breathed     B. to breathe           C. breathing     D. being breathed