【题目】The letters for the boss __________ on his desk but he didn't read them until three days later.

A. were put B. was put

C. put D. has put

【题目】Research found that children who drank mainly soda were more than twice as likely as those who drank no soda signs of aggression．

A． showing B． shown C． to show D． show

【题目】We are happy that the tree yields a (n) ______ of fruit.

A. abundant B. response

C. abundance D. Attendance

【题目】The cost of organic food is higher than of conventional food because the organic price tag reflects more closely the true cost of growing the food．

A． it B． one C． this D． that

【题目】— Can I lie about seeing a text message because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it ?

—Receiving a text message does not necessarily mean you have to respond． Why waste a perfectly good lie the truth will serve?

A． unless B． until C． when D． while

【题目】 Following the decline in house prices in many small and medium-sized cities, there are now signs home prices in majors cities may also be set for a slide．

A． which B． that C． how D． what

【题目】Time and time again she was warned of the ______ of her actions.

A. effects B. results

C. importance D. Consequences

【题目】______ do we owe the discovery of the wild land?

A. What B. Who

C. To whom D. For what

【题目】—I've got to go now.

—Must you? I __________ you could stay for dinner with us.

A. think B. thought

C. have thought D. am thinking

【题目】Parents are now more likely to give their children unique names, rather than ______ ones.

A. popular B. normal

C. usual D. Standard