British people always talk about     wether.

A. the; the   B. / ,/   C. /; the  D. the; /

. In order to learn the      of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.

A. ins and outs  B. dos and don’ts   C. heads and tails   D t’s and i’s

With a lot of problems    , the VS troops are having a hard time in Iraq.

A. settled   B. being settled   C. settling   D. to settle

. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack   be here at any moment. =soon “很快”

A. shall   B. need   C. should   D. can

---Did you go to see he play last night?

   ---Unluckily, I couldn’t    it, But I am going to see it soom.

A. do   B. manage   C. make   D. take

. It was so noisy out side that he couldn’t     down to read.

A. settle   B. put   C. sit   D. lie

---I find reading comprehension the hardest in learning a foreign language.

   ---Well,    you’d better practise reading short passage every day.

A. so that   B. now that   C. for that   D. with that

Jack’s    brother is    than him.

A. old; elder   B. elder; older  C. old; eld  D. elder; younger

He cut the cake    .

A. in halves   B. in half   C. into halves  D. into half

.They have their reasons for keeping their marriage___ secret for ___ moment.

A. the; a     B. the; the   C. a; the    D. a; a