8. -Why did you leave that position?(2005北京)　　　 -I 　　　　a better position at IBM.

　　 A. offer　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　　　　　 C. am offered　　　　 D. was offered

7. No one in the department but Tom and I 　　　　　that the director is going to resign. (2004上海春)

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

6. -What happened to the priceless works of art?　　　 -　　　　　　　　 (2003春招)

　　 A. They were destroying in the earthquake　 B. The earthquake destroyed then

C. They were destroyed in the earthquake　　　　　

D. The earthquake was destroying them

5. Americans eat 　　　　　vegetables per person today as they did in 1990.

　　 A. more than twice B. as twice as many　 C. twice as many as　 D. more than twice as many

4. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (an) 　　　　of courage and power. (2000上海)

　　 A. example　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　　　　　　　 D. symbol

3. 　　　　　the patient improved and at last the doctor told him that he was completely recovered.

　　 A. Little by little　　 B. Little of little　　　　　　 C. Step in step　　　 D. Bit in bit

2. Shenyang 　　　　the northeast of China; it has 　　　　　　.

　　 A. stands to; 1.6 million people　　　　　 B. lies in, a population of 1.6 million

C. is to, 1.6 million population　　　　　　 D. lies on, 1.6 million of people

1. He suddenly saw Sue 　　　　　the room. He pushed his way 　　　　the crowd of people to get her. (2005湖南)

　　 A. across, across　　　　　 B. over, through　　　　　　 C. over, into　　　　　 D. across, through

10. Egypt is one of the four a　　　　　　 　countries in the world.

9. It is generally accepted that the Chinese c　　　　　　　 is one of the oldest in the world.