—What a mess! The guest will be here soon.

—_________. I assure you the house will be spotless in a minute.

A. Take your time　 　 B. Take it easy　 　　　 C. Never mind 　　　D. Not at all

 In my opinion, keeping dogs should not be banned, but __________ to certain areas.

    A. limited             B. limiting               C. to limit             D. to be limited

—Have you forgotten anything, sir?

—Oh, I forgot to pay. You see, I’m terribly sick, but I ________ to.

A. didn’t mean B. don’t mean C. haven’t meant D. wasn’t meaning

—Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam,I ___________20 minutes earlier.

—Never mind. I haven’t been waiting that long.

A. arrived 　　　　　　　 B. would arrive　 　　 C. would have arrived D. had arrived

 The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is

   _______ the leaders of Taiwan will accept it.

A. that                          B. how                         C. why                         D. whether

 Our monitor ________ a qualification for an Olympic torch carrier when the reporters came to interview him.

A. scarcely gained                            B. would scarcely gain

C. had scarcely gained                          D. was scarcely gaining

Don’t _______ important facts in your job application or you’ll lose a good chance.

　　　 A. cut out B. leave out C. hand out D. point out

 The students have been told that under no conditions __________ the mobile phone in class.

A. may they use        B. they may use         C. they could use        D. would they use

 The price of any product is linked to a complicated system of prices __________ everything depends on everything else.

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

 The heavy snow swept across many parts of China, _________ many people’s family reunion at the 2008 Spring Festival impossible.  

   A. made              B. making              C. to make             D. having made