2. 　　　　　　, the mountain climbers conquered Mount Qomolangma in the end.

A．As the difficulty was great　　　　　　　　　　 B．Great as the difficulty was

C．Great difficulty as it was　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The difficulty was great

1. She comes to school every day 　　　　it rains heavily.

A. besides　　　　 B. except for　　 C. except that　　 D. except when

15.---I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.

---Unfortunately, you were out on business.

A. had come　 　　 B. came　　　 C. would come　　 　　 　D. would have come

14. How did you like the ________ of the interpreter at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?

A. performance　　 　　　 B. achievement　　 C. material　　 D. words

13. I wonder what will become of my daughter. ________endless homework ,she also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.

A. As well as B. With　 C. Except　　　 D. Rather than

11. ---You should have prepared your speech for the meeting , Mr. Smith .

　 ---Yes , I know . But how could I _______ the meeting date fixed so soon?

A. while 　　　 　　　　B. as 　　 　　　　C. after 　 　　D. with

10. If you feel tired and sick of fat food, that is ________ you have to go to the hospital for a medical examination.

A. why　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. what

9. - How beautiful the dress looks ____ you! Don’t you want _____, Madam?

- Please show me _______.

A. in; one; another　　　　　　 B. on; it; another　

C. in; it; the other　　　　　　 D. on; one; the other

8. When a giraffe(长颈鹿) has ______ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ______ water.

A. /; /　　　　　　 B. a; the　　　　　 C. the; /　　　　　 D. /; the

7. No one in the department but Tom and I_________ that the director is going to resign.

A. know　　　 　　 B. am to know　 　 C. knows　　　 　　　　　 D. have known