Mr White is a lawyer now , but he _________  in a company for several years.

A．worked         B．has worked          C．had worked           D．had been working

—What made you decide to ______medicine?

—I’d always wanted to be a doctor, even as a child.

A．take up         B．go on        C． pick up            D．depend on

They have got everything ready to make a _____ across the Atlantic.

A．trip          B．travel         C．voyage              D．tour

The old couple preferred a flat in a small town to ____ in so large a city as New York.

A．one          B．it              C．this             D．that

The talk between the two leaders aimed at ending the long ______of war between the two countries.

A．sense          B．case            C．state              D．condition

__________ we can’t get seems better than ____________we have.

A．What, what        B．What, that         C．That, that        D．That, what

_________in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.

A．Being founded       B．It was founded        C．Founded      D．Founding

While building a tunnel through the mountains, _____________.

A．an underground lake was discovered

B．there was an underground lake discovered

C．a lake was discovered underground

D．the workers discovered an underground lake.

Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _______, of course, made the others unhappy.

A．who         B．which         C．this           D．what

He is the only one of the students who __________ a winner of scholarship for three years.

A．is        B．are       C．have been         D．has been