– Have you ever been back to our Alma Mater(母校) after graduation?

   -- Of course. _____.

    Which of the following is incorrect?

A. She is 3 times larger than she was

B. She is as 3 times large as she was

C. She is 3 times what she was in size

D. She is 3 times her previous size

 Many a student _____ playing games on the playground and only one girl or two _____ reading in the classroom.

A. are; are          B. is; is           C. are; is         D. is are

 My brother isn’t very good at English, but _____ maths, he is second to none.

A. in view of      B. in face of      C. in terms of     D. in favor of

On account of fuel supplies being finite and many people being wasteful, we will have to install ________ solar heating device in our home.

A. some type of a B. some types of a          C. some type of                   D. some types of

 The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.

A. mark                  B. signal               C. sign                          D. gesture

 The couple ________their old house and sold it for a vast profit. 

A. did for  B. did in  C.did with  D. did up 

There are still many problem ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the ________.

A. battle                 B. day                   C. road               D. tunnel

I know he failed his last test, but really he’s ________ stupid.

A. something but       B. anything but           C. nothing but                D. not but

________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.

A. Although he is a socialist                 B. Even if he is a socialist

C. Being a socialist                                 D. Since he is a socialist