We are interested in the weather because it _____us so directly---what we are wear, what we do and even how we feel.

A.affection　 B. influences　 C. affects　 D. effects

Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, ____ novel set in ___ small town of Kearney, Nebraska, US, has won the 57^th US National Book Award for fiction.

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

You’d better put your _______________ in the bank.

A. valuables　　 B. values　　 　　C. valuable　　　 D. value

Body language is used to ______ (交流态度和情感).

My pen-friend, Peter, wrote to me, expressing the hope 　　　　he would come to Beijing to see the 2008 Olympic Games.

　 A.which　　　　 B.that　　　　 C.what　　　　 D.whether

That they were wrong in these matters _____ now clear to us all.

　 A. is　 B. was　 C. are　 D. were

We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody _____ into the office during the night.

A.broke　　　　　　　　 B. had broken　　　　 C.has broken　　　　 D.was breaking

He held out his fist before the young man and tried to anger him______.

A. for purpose　 B. on purpose　 C. in purpose　 D. from purpose

You should try to get a good night’s sleep ___ much work you have to do.

　 A. however　　 B. no matter　　 C. although　　 D. whatever

____ puzzled the mother most was ____the son would never agree with her.

A. What; why　　 B. That; how　　 C. Which; when　　　 D. What; where