Many people feel that New Zealand is perfect for outdoor activities, ________ the natural environment．

A．owing to

B．apart from

C．in hopes of

D．in response to

________ our school uniforms, all of us feel a sense of pride being a student of this school．

A．Wear

B．To wear

C．Wearing

D．Wore

Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests．

A．since

B．as

C．after

D．when

English is a language that many people around the world ________ not speak perfectly but at least ________ understand．

A．may;can

B．would;might

C．will; must

D．could; might

It seems water ________ from this tap for some time．We'll have to take it apart to put it right．

A．had leaked

B．is leaking

C．leaks

D．has been leaking

Dome a favour－________ me the Readers' Digest, will you?

A．passing

B．to pass

C．pass

D．by passing

It was not until dark ________ he found what he thought was the correct way to solve the problem．

A．that

B．when

C．as

D．which

I appreciate the saying：Life is like a long race ________ we compete with others to gobeyond ourselves．

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．where

Bemore careful and I'm sure you'll do ________ better next time．

A．rather

B．fairly

C．very

D．quite

With so many workers ________ off, the British government knew it was time that it had to do something．

A．to lay

B．to be laid

C．laid

D．laying