1. It comes as _______ surprise that _______ dream of space travel will soon come true.

　　A. a; the

　　B. the; the

　　C. the; a

　　D. a;不填

　　2. —Have you seen the latest drama series Legend of Zhen Huan? It seems to _______ more discussion than any other drama series. Why?

　　—Some experts say it’s because it’s a well-made series from inside out.

　　A. rise

　　B. arouse

　　C. raise

　　D. arise

　　3. Rock climbing is a breathtaking activity, very popular among young people, _______ cooperation as well as courage plays an important role.

　　A. who

　　B. which

　　C. where

　　D. of which

　　4. —Little Daniel is watering the flowers! Why?

　　—Well, I’m not feeling very well today—otherwise I _______ it myself.

　　A. did

　　B. would do

　　C. have done

　　D. will have done

　　5. The schedule, originally _______ next week, has to be cancelled because of the unexpected snowstorm.

　　A. carried out

　　B. to be carried out

　　C. being carried out

　　D. was carried out

　　6.—Sorry, but we have no more than one ticket for 3D Titanic now.

　　—That’s OK. I’ll take _______.

　　A. that

　　B. it

　　C. this

　　D. one

　　7. —Did Jack come back early last night?

　　—Yes, it was not yet eight o’clock _______ he returned home.

　　A. when

　　B. that

　　C. before

　　D. until

　　8. Disadvantages as they have, online games never fail to _______ a large number of people, especially teenagers.

　　A. appeal to

　　B. object to

　　C. refer to

　　D. turn to

　　9. —Could we complete the task before the deadline?

　　—I doubt that. The problem remains _______ we can get financial aid from the government.

　　A. that

　　B. when

　　C. why

　　D. where

　　10. John returned with two workers，with _______ help we finally got the car out of the mud.

　　A. their

　　B. whose

　　C. which

　　D. that

　　11. The researchers have found convincing evidence _______ happiness is the key when it comes to better health and longer lives.

　　A. where

　　B. that

　　C. which

　　D. how

　　12. Jones is easy to recognize as she is the only one of the foreign students in the class who _______ from Kenya.

　　A. come

　　B. comes

　　C. has come

　　D. have come

　　13. Due to its long history, I can hardly _______ what it is a photo of.

　　A. pick up

　　B. turn down

　　C. make out

　　D. come across

　　14. _______ economic, political and cultural differences, it is difficult for China and America to fully understand each other.

　　A. Apart from

　　B. Regardless of

　　C. On account of

　　D. In terms of

　　15. —I’m terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble.

　　—_______. I know you meant no harm.

　　A. No trouble

　　B. Forget it

　　C. All right

　　D. You’re welcome