I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.

A. phoned                   B. would phone C. had phoned           D. was phoning

— ________

—Er…I want to buy my wife a gift for Christmas, but I don’t know what she would like.

A. What are you looking for, sir?  B. Welcome to our store, sir.

C. May I help you, sir?  D. What on earth do you want, sir?

The president _____ a cool reception when he visited London.

    A. gave                     B. was given

    C. had given                D. had been given

 —I don’t like chicken _______ fish.

—I don’t like chicken, _______ I like fish very much.

A. and, and　   B. and, but  C. or, but　        D. or, and

 —Did you wash your new suit in hot water?

—Of course not. I am not ______ foolish.

A. very                    B. that  C. very much         D. too

 In the west, people make _______ a rule to send Christmas present to their relatives and friends.

A. this                  B. that   C. it                     D. the following

 Oh, how beautiful it is! I like _____ better.

A. everything        B. anything  C. nothing            D. something

 His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

A. explanation   B. meaning  C. sense              D. guess

 This is _____ best kind of _____ pen you can get here.

A. the, the            B. the, a   C. the, 不填         D. a, the

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