____ many times, he finally understand it.

A.Told B. Telling　 C.Having told D. Having been told

The country life he was used to ________ greatly since 1992.

A. change　　　　 　 B. has changed　　 C. changing　　　 　 D. have changed

They have a good knowledge of English but little　　　 they know about German.

A.have　　　　　　　 B.did　　　　　　　 C.had　　　　　　　 D.do

Michael _______ be a policeman, for he is much too short.

A. needn’t　　　 B. can’t　　　　 C. should　　　　 D. may

Li Ming told me that he was interested in many sports, _____swimming, shooting ,skating and so on

　 A. such as　 B. as C. for example　　 D.such like

Victor apologized for _____ to inform me of the change in the plan.

 A.his being not able    B. him not to be able   

C. his not being able     D. him to be not able

The manager and general engineer _____ very strict _____ his employees and ____ his work as well.

　 A. is; with; in　 B. are; with; in　 C. is; with; with C. are; in; in

The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____.

　　A. command B. conviction C. consent D. compromise

There are lots of places of interest _____ in our city.

　 A. needs repairing　　　　　　　　　 B. needing repaired　

C. needed repairing　　　　　　　　　 D. needing to be repaired