The worker hunted for jobs in New York for months,____ he could not find any work.

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

Does John know any other foreign language ___French?

A. except                B. but                          C. besides               D. beside 

Taiwan is ____ the east of Fujian.

A. in                B.at                             C.to                             D.on

His teacher was angry ____ him ____ his being late.

A.at,with                 B.at,for         C.with,for       D.with,about

The group is made up____five students. And they are studying hard to make up____ the lost time.

A.of,of                   B.for,for                   C.of,for              D.for,of

The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

A. narrowly             B. nearly          C. hardly        D. closely

To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it ____into parts.

         A．down B．up       C．off      D．out

The great success of this programme has been ______ due to the support given by the local businessmen.  

 A. rather         B. very         C. quickly       D. largely

It is generally believed that reading is_________ it is a science.

A. an art much as                      B. much an art as  

C. as an art much as                   D. as much an art as

“Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?”“No, I would gladly have paid______for it.”

A. twice so much                      B.twice as much

C.as much twice                       D. so much twice