—Who has taken my pen away?

   —__________. He was here a moment ago.

A. It must be Li Ping            B. It is Li Ping take

C. Li Ping is                   D. Li Ping must take

I've visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them___________ this one.

A. makes       B. beats      C. compares     D. matches

________with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn't seem high at all.

A. When compared                   B. To compare

C. While comparing                 D. It compared

--How long ___________ each other before they__________ married?

--For about a year.

A. have they known;get

B. did they know; were going to get

C. do they know;are going to get

D. had they known; got

Keep up good state of mind even if you___________ fail plenty of times.

A.must          B. will       C. can           D. should

"Please __________why you're so late," said his girlfriend.

A.excuse       B. explain       C. apologize       D. tell

__________ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.

A. We did not make               B. Having not made

C. We had not made               D. Not having made

The harder you work,____________.

A. the greater progress you'll make      B. the greater you'll make progress

C. you'll make the greater progress      D. you'll make greater progress

Because of the financial crisis,I have no ready____ on me. Can I pay you tomorrow?

     A. deposit          B. cheque              C. coin            D.cash

Yao Ming is my favourite basketball player. I regard him____ other players.

A. more superior   B. more superior than      C. superior to     D. superior than