An earthquake is a shaking of the ground that occurs when         rock beneath the surface of the earth changes position.

A．a great many    B．a great mass of C．a number of     D．a plenty of

The school authority will never have anyone         .

A．get away with cheating in exams                   B．to get away with cheating in exams

C．got away with cheating in exams                  D．getting away with cheating in exams

Having said goodbye to his friends, he         for Paris and         to do his research.

A．set off; set out  B．set about; set out     C．set off; set about     D．set out; set off

Does         matter much         he can’t come to the meeting?

A．it, if   B．that, if      C．it, whether       D．this, whether

Last Sunday he made a promise         he was free he would take me to Dalian.

A．if      B．that   C．that if       D．wether

He        the young man with his eyes wide open, for he simply couldn’t believe he was his long lost son.

A．stared at   B．glared into C．glared at   D．stared into

The government decided to make some policy to         the ancient and valuable temple from         .

A．pretend; damaging                                       B．prevent; destroying

C．pretend; being destroyed                              D．prevent; being damaged

         Mr Smith is well again, he can go on with his work.

A．Now and then  B．Now that  C．Even if     D．Although

         , mother will wait for her son to have dinner together.

A．However late is he                                       B．Whatever he is late

C．However late he is                                      D．No matter he is late

Americans eat         vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.

A．more than twice                                          B．as twice as many

C．twice as many                                            D．more than twice as many