With the weather getting colder, visitors from Australia spent their _____ days in

　　　　Beijing.

　　A. a few last　　　 B. last few 　　　C. few last 　　　D. last a few

---Then see you on New Year’s Day.

 --- So long! And_____!

  A. at best     B. all the best    C. all the time    D. all the same

I recommended strongly that you ______a more powerful computer, even though your brother recommended ______ an ordinary one.

  A. bought; to buy    B. buy; buying    C. would buy; to buy   D. bought; buying

They’ll soon settle in—kids are very good at______.

 A. reminding      B. arranging     C. conducting      D. adjusting

______, they couldn’t solve the mystery.

A. Tried hard as they  B. Hard as they tried C. Tried as they hard   D. They tried hard as

----To build a factory is beneficial to the locals, but on the other hand, it will be not  environmentally friendly.

  ---- That’s_____ environmental protection organizations disagree.

  A. what    B.where     C. how   D. which

The movie that the less famous director enjoyed a great success at the internation film festival, ______,of course, was beyond his wildest dream.

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

When it______the writer’s pastime, I was reminded______of the writer’s love of the sea.

   A. came to; once more          B. talked to; once more  

C. refers to; again and again      D. took up; once again

After he retired, he keeps on taking exercise to kep fit______a good diet.

   A. except   B. in addition to     C. but for    D. other than

We breathed a sigh of relief hearing the news that the doctor _______him safe and sound.

   A.announced    B. stated      C. pronounced     D. sentenced