_______ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove

all the way to town.

 A. When: started                  B. The moment; having started

 C. Until; starting                  D. Once; to start

 Only in this way _______remember the day _______we first met in the park.

 A. can we; on which     B. we can; when    C. can we; which      D. we can; what     

Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, ___ was very reasonable.　 　

A. Which price　 　　　　　　　 B. the price of which

C. its price D. the price of whose

 We are all pleased with the people and the places ____we visited here. That’s the reason ____we have decided to come again next year.

 A. which; why         B. that; which      C. where; that        D. that; why   

 Kathy, don’t be so discouraged．If you _______ such feelings, you will do better next time．

 A．set down              B．put away      C．break down       D．give away

 I _____ him to give up smoking, but I failed.

 A. persuaded          B. hoped          C. advised           D. suggested

 Mother asked the youngest kid _______with his toy car.

 A. what the matter was             B. what was the matter

 C. what the matter is               D. what is the matter       

 She insisted that the young man _____ her wallet and insisted on ____ to the police station.

A. had stolen, be sent              B. should steal, sending him  

C. had stolen, his being sent         D. should steal, sending

 The number of people invited ________ one hundred, but only a small number of people ______come.

 A. are; have      B. is ; has      C. are ; has      D. is ; have

---Shall I give you a hand with this as you are so busy now?

---Thank you. ______.

A. It couldn’t be better 　　　　　　 B. Of course you can　

C. If you like　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. It’s up to you