—What’s this in the picture, Tony?

—Oh, it’s the building ____ we built ten years ago.

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

The number of the people that own cars ____ becoming _____, so parking cars is a big problem.

A. is; larger and larger B. are; larger and larger

C. are; more and more D. is; more and more

On such cold winter days, I prefer ____ at home reading rather than ____.

A. to stay; hang out B. stay; hang out

C. to stay; to hang out D. staying; hang out

—I hear the beginning of the speech contests is very wonderful.

—What a pity! When I got there yesterday, the contest ____ for several minutes.

A. began B. had began C. has been on D. had been on

What are the people in the US ____ to do when they meet ____?

A. supposed; at the first time B. supposed; for the first time

C. expected; in the first time D. be supposed; for the first time

—I failed the exam and I’m afraid that I’ll ____ my parents down.

—Come on. Don’t ____ yourself.

A. make; be hard in B. let; be hard on

C. keep; be hard with D. put; be hard on

When the plane hit the World Trade Center, ____ people ____ in it.

A. thousands of; worked B. thousand of; were working

C. thousands of; were working D. thousand of; worked

—Did Eric go to Jack’s birthday party?

—No, he ____.

A. didn’t invite B. wasn’t invited C. isn’t invited D. hasn’t invited

The woman lost her bag. _____, there was ____ in it.

A. Lucky; nothing important B. Unluckily; important nothing

C. Luckily; anything important D. Luckily; nothing important

Many of his classmates wondered ____.

A. how can he improve his English so much

B. how he can improve his English so much

C. how could he improve his English so much

D. how he could improve his English so much