I walked all the way from home to the library, only____it closed.

A. find B.finding

C. found D. to find

The other two areas ____ British and American English differ are spelling and pronunciation.

A. in which B. which

C. that D. what

His heart beats fast ______ he hears her voice.

A. as though B. now that

C. even though D. every time

Sorry, my parents can’t come to the meeting. They _____ to Beidaihe on holiday.

A. have been B. have gone

C. went D. will go

As US President Barack Obama _____London, fresh figures showed US house prices were falling at their fastest pace on record.

A. set up for B. set in to

C. set off for D. set down to

Greatly encouraged by what the teacher said, the boy returned to his seat, ____ to study harder.

A. being determined B. to determine

C. determined D. having determined

I don’t think the old man saw me—he _____ a newspaper.

A. is reading B. had read

C. read D. was reading

All happy families _____ one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

A. resemble B. are similar

C. similar to D. resemble to

_____ I see someone wearing a mask, I think of my holiday in Venice.

A. Even if B. Until

C. Whenever D. Although

Their use was limited by laws, the first of which ______ the 14th century.

A. dates back to B. dated fro

C. dates back D. dating back to