--- Did you ask the guard _______ happened?

--- Yes, he told me all _______ he knew.

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

College and university graduations in the United States are arriving earlier each year as the average length of school year gets shorter．

The school year has fallen by nearly six weeks，from 197days in 1964to 156days in 1994，according to the National Association of Scholars． 1　 ，most American kindergarten，elementary（初等的）and high school students are 2　 to spend 180days a year in their schools．The length of the average class period also has 3　 ，from more than 57minutes to less than 54，the Association reports．

“The 4　 has to be that students are simply 5　 less，”said the director of the Association．“If you count the actual 6　　 of contact hours，you'll find they are 7　 four years in college getting an education that would have taken about 8　 years in 1964．”

The universities argue that they are simply teaching more 9　 ．“The traditional idea that learning 10　 in the classroom and through reading and writing 11　 based on seat time is out of date，” said a spokesman for the American Council on Education． 12　 than attending lectures，students now chat with their professors on their computers or use other types of 13　 technology，allowing for a shorter school year，he said．“It is very 14　 that，in many schools，they are going to spend less time 15　 than they used to．”

1．A．By comparison　　　　　　　 B．In particular C．Strangely enough D．As a result

2．A．intended　 B．required　　　 C．requested　　 D．inquired

3．A．fallen　　 B．declined　　　 C．oppressed　　 D．lowered

4．A．reason　　 B．cause　　　　 C．conclusion　　 D．condition

5．A．playing B　 B．learning　　　 C．working　　　 D．paying

6．A．number　　 B．times　　　　 C．need　　　　　 D．arrangement

7．A．spending　 B．given　　　　 C．living　　　　 D．asked

8．A．five　　　 B．two　　　　　 C．three　　　　 D．six

9．A．quickly　　 B．thoroughly　　 C．wisely　　　　 D．efficiently

10．A．came　　　 B．took place　　 C．started　　　 D．appeared

11．A．questions B．books　　　　 C．assignments　 D．texts

12．A．Rather　　 B．More　　　　　 C．Less 　　　　 D．Easier

13．A．knowledge B．information　 C．message　　　 D．intelligence

14．A．possibly　 B．probably　　　 C．lovely　　　　 D．likely

15．A．at home　 B．in the laboratory　　　　　　　 C．in the classroom D．on computer

Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

A. preparing  　 B. prepared   　 C. prepare   　 D. having prepared

I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.

　　A. change 　　　B. variation　　 C. revision 　　 D. alteration

Mr. Wang, who _____ in this city ever since thirty years ago, _____ a report for the last two years.
A. has lived; had prepared   B. has been living; has been preparing
 C. lived; has been preparing   D. has been living; has prepared

The two buildings were both _______after the same pattern.

　 A. set up　　　 B. founded　 C. modeled　 D. sought

He was told to be responsible ______the answer ______the question.

A. to; of　　　 B. at; to　　　　　 C. for ; to　　　 D. with; of

--Which play shall we go and see?

--________.

A. I'm afraid we can't 　　　　　　 B. I don't think it's interesting

C. Yes, I quite agree with you　　　 D. I'll leave it to you

Playing football and watching TV _____ both interesting.

A. were　　 B. was　　　 C. are　　　　 D. is

Do you know the new students’_____________ to the teaching method of their new teachers?

A. impression　　 B. attitude　　　 C. instruction　　　 D. description