9. Mr Cooper wanted to buy the house and he told me that ______ the house cost, it would be　　　 ______it.

　　 A. however; worth　　　 B. how much; worth　　 C. whatever; worth　　　 D. what; worthy of

8. _______ reading is faster than reading aloud.

　　 A. Silent　　　 B. Quiet　　　　 C. Calm　　　　　 D. Still

7. I didn't know Jane ______ in Paris. How long ______ there?

A. is; doesn't live　　 B. was; has she bee　　 C. has been; is she　　　 D. were; has she been

6. ______ they won the game was _______ we had expected.

　 A. That; which　　 B. Whether; that　　　 C. x; that　　　　 D. That; what

5. In face of a failure, it is the most important to ______ a good state of mind.

　 A. keep on　　　 B. keep in　　　 C. keep up　　　 D. keep off

4. There will be an old professor ______ with us in the lab.

　 A. worked　　　 B. works　　 C. to have worked　　 D. to work

3. My letter, _______ to the wrong number, returned to me yesterday.

　 A. to be addressed　　　　　　　　 B. being addressed

　 C. having been addressed　　　　　 D. to have been addressed

2. I ____ there last year, but Dad didn't let me do so.

　 A. was to have gone　　 B. were to go　　 C. was gone　　　 　D. went

1. He couldn't say _____ it was _____ troubled him.

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

50.--What terrible weather! I simply can’t get the car＿＿＿.

- - Why not try＿＿＿＿the engine with some hot water?

A.starting； filling　 　　　B.start； filling

C.started;　 to fill　　　　 D.to start;　　 fill