1. What you said just now has ______ the matter we are discussing. Let’s come to the point.

　　A. something to do about B. nothing to do about

　　C. something to do with D. nothing to do with

　　2. By the time Einstein was 14 years old, he ________ himself advanced mathematics.

　　A. has taught B. taught

　　C. had taught D. was teaching

　　3. ______ at the airport, he telephoned his wife and bold her what he would do when he got home.

　　A. Once arrived B. As soon as he reached

　　C. When he got D. Upon arriving

　　4. ―They decide to take _____ sail around the island.

　　―When will the ship set _____ sail?

　　A. a; / B. /; a

　　C. a; the D. the; /

　　5. Living in a city can’t ______ living in the country.

　　A. be compared to B. compare between

　　C. compare with D. compare to

　　6. Let’s put off the picnic until next week, _____ the weather may be better.

　　A. then B. if

　　C. as D. when

　　7. We all ______ Yang Liwei as an example of a man who managed to live hid dream.

　　A. look forward to B. look back

　　C. look up to D. look over

　　8. Here are some toys. You can _______ one for your little son as a birthday gift.

　　A. rule out B. pick out

　　C. take out D. carry out

　　9. She ______ behind the door in order not to be found. Two minutes later she was safe again.

　　A. hold her breath B. catch her breath

　　C. held her breath D. lost her breath

　　10. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _______.

　　A. make it B. paid off

　　C. are made it D. are paid off

　　11. Much to our surprise, the first performance was well _______.

　　A. accepted B. received

　　C. accepting D. receiving

　　12. I’m afraid that it is you, ________ Bernard, _______ to blame.

　　A. more than; who is B. rather; that are

　　C. other than; that is D. less than; which are

　　13. The TV sets made by our factory sell best, but 10 years ago no one could have guessed the place in the markets that they _______.

　　A. were having B. had had

　　C. were to have D. had

　　14. Online paper-checking requires that more attention _______.

　　A. be paid to spelling B. to be paid to spelling

　　C. should pay to spelling D. and spelling be paid to

　　15. ―May I take your order now?

　　―_________

　　―OK, I’ll come back in a few minutes.

　　A. No, we need more time. B. Could you bring us the bill?

　　C. Yes, here it is. Thank you. D. Sure, we’d love to.