| Because the shop ____, all the T-shirts are sold at half price. |
A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down |
| It was along the Mississippi River ____ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood. |
A. how B. which C. that D. where |
| It is often said that the joy of travelling is ____ in arriving at your destination ____ in the journey itself. |
A. /; but B. /; or C. not; or D. not; but |
| In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than _____. |
A. that used to be B. it is used to C. it was used to D. it used to be |
| High-speed trains travel at 300 kilometers an hour, which is about _____ normal trains. |
A. four times the speed as B. the speed four times of C. four times as the speed of D. four times the speed of |
| He stays up too late every night, _____ to catch up with his classmates. |
A. determined B. being determined C. to determine D. determine |
| The house was sold for $60,000, which was far more than its real _____. |
A. cost B. value C. price D. money |
| The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front _____ to arrive. |
A. is expected B. is expecting C. expects D. will be expected |
| The children vary considerably in the rate at which they learn these lessons. ____, we make the teaching plans different accordingly. |
A. Because of this reason B. It is because C. As a result of D. For this reason |
| In 1778, Banks was elected ____ president of the Royal Society, ____ position he held for 42 years. |
A. /; / B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the |