10. ____ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

A. Attracting　　 　　　 B. Attracted　　　　　 C. To be attracted　 D. Having attracted　　　

9. The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to ____ our studies.

A. get down to　　　　 B. get out　　　　　　　 　　　 C. get back for　　　　　　　 D. get over

8. I would rather ______ to see a film than ________ at home watching TV.

A. go, stay　　　　　　 B. going, staying　　 C. went, stay　　　　　 D. go, staying

7. There are two buildings, ____ stands nearly a hundred feet high.

A. the larger　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the larger of them　　

C. the larger of that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the larger of which

6. There was____ time ____ I hated to go to school. (04年湖北)

A. a, that　　 　　　　 B. a, when　　 　　　 C. the, that　　　　 D. the, when

5. .It was _____ back home after the experiment.

A. not until midnight did he go　　　 B. until midnight that he didn’t go

C. not until midnight that he went　　 D. until midnight when he didn’t go

4. “The key ______ good business is to try to satisfy all our customers,” said the market manager.

　　　 A. to do　　　　　　　　 B. of doing　　　　　　 C. to doing　　　　　　 D. doing

3. He lost his job three months ago; ______, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

　　　 A. in the first place 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on the contrary

　　　 C. to make matters worse　　　　　　　　　　 D. in other words

2. Helen, here is good new for you. Your husband Charles has been ______ to senior manager.

A. Promoted 　　　　 B. risen　　　　　　　　 C. Lifted　　　　　　　 D. switched

1. Hearing her mean words, I stood there trembling and tying to ______ tears.

　　　 A. choke out　 　　 B. choke on　 　　　 C. choke back　　 D. choke up