The biggest whale is _______ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of______ 9-story building.  

A．the; the           B．a; a              C．a; the            D．the; a

I have offered to paint the house in exchange for a week’s ____________.

A．accommodation    B．approval          C．encouragement     D．assessment

—How do you find your classmates?

—Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Peter.

A．none             B．no one            C．every one         D．some one

Tom has formed the habit of jogging_________  the tree-lined avenue for two hours every day.

A．between          B．along             C．below            D．with

Have a good look round the room to make sure you ______ everything.

A．had packed        B．pack              C．have packed       D．are packing

—You don’t look well． Are you ill?

—No, the mid-term exam is coming and I       reading until midnight．

A．stayed up         B．am staying up       C．have stayed up     D．will stay up

— It’s the classroom! So you ______ know eating is not allowed here.

— Oh, sorry.

A．need             B．will               C．may              D．must

He let me repeat his instructions_____ sure that I understood what was _____ after he went away.

A．to make; to be done B．making; doing      C．to make; to do      D．making; to do

_____to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.

A．Fail              B．Failed            C．To fail            D．Having failed

Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, ______, of course, made the others envy him.

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