She has studied in this school _______ she was seven years old.

   A. since          B. if           C. until          D. after

________ sad news it is! We must try our best to help them out of trouble.

   A. What an        B. What        C. How an        D. How

Ted ________ a piece of litter, and put it into the rubbish bag.

   A. picked up       B. threw away   C. looked for      D. handed in

– How is your skirt, Marry?

   – It is more beautiful than _________.

   A. my sister’s     B. my sister       C. sisters           D. mine

 – What about the picture over there?

   – It _______ nice.

   A. tastes         B. gets           C. looks          D. sounds

 We are going to have a party ________ next week.

   A. sometime     B. some time       C. sometimes     D. some times

 – ________ one of the people from Sichuan, I’m proud _______ it.

   – Me, too. They are so brave in such a terrible earthquake!

   A. For, of        B. As, of          C. With, of       D. Of, at

– Why did you go swimming ________ Tom?

  – Because he was ill at home.

  A. with           B. besides         C. beside        D. except

– May I do the rest of the work tomorrow?

– Yes, of course. You _____ finish it today.

A. must        B. mustn’t         C. needn’t       D. could

 There are a lot of colorful flowers on ________ sides of the streets.

   A. each          B. both           C. either         D. all