| John said he would pay _____ second visit to China _____ next year. |
A. the; / B. the; the C. a; the D. a; / |
| _____ this term, we will have learned more than 2,000 words. |
A. At the end B. At the end of C. By the end of D. In the end |
| John is not here today. Who can ____ him in the game? |
A. replace B. take the place C. instead of D. in spite of |
| — Many of us in our company have a ____ opinion of him. — But he is ____ spoken of by most of the leaders. |
A. bad; highly B. bad; high C. badly; high D. badly; highly |
| In order to catch the movie, Mary finished her supper in ____ ten minutes. |
A. less than B. more than C. less D. more |
| ____ no doubt that the Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. |
A. There is B. It is C. There has D. It is with |
| My mother got up early this morning _____ I could catch the early bus. |
A. so as to B. in order to C. in order that D. as if |
| Whether people are rich or poor, they are all ____ before the law. |
A. common B. same C. equal D. similar |
| The time the old man devotes ____ English at home is very important to him. |
A. to studying B. to study C. of being studied D. of studying |