Food prices increased ________ 10% in less than a year.

A. for     B. to   C. by D. at

Mr Zhang is mild in character. He never shouts ____ he is very angry.

A. if       B. even  C. though       D. even when

_This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals’ eyes, ______ their fear of bird flu.

A.except for                        B.due to

C.in case of                         D.instead of

_Don’t answer me with a simple “yes” or “no”.Explain_______possible.

A.whoever                    B.whenever                  C.however                    D.whatever

—Why didn’t you say hello to him yesterday?

—What a shame!But never before_______I_______him.

A./;had met                  B.have;met

C.did;meet                    D.had;met

—Who came out______first in the London Marathon?

—Michael.He’s always______first to reach the line.

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

______page of the book is torn andcover looks very old.

A.The；the                   B.A；a

C.A；the               D.The；a

People __ her because she ___ such a strange hat.

       A. make fun of , wears   B. laugh at, puts on  C. joke about, is putting on

D. smile to , is having on

A modern university has been set up in ______ used to be a deserted land.

　　A which 　　　　B. that 　　　　 C. what 　　　　 D. where

It is in this very village ,  ____Mary was born 35 years ago , ____she will build her first school , inspires everyone to help her .

       A．where; that ; which        B．that ; that ; that

       C．that ; when ; which        D．where ; when ; that