_  ____ has been reported _____ sales of beef in China will increase.

A. It; which   B. It; that    C. What; that    D. That; that

 .I was about to leave the house ____the telephone rang.

A. before    B. when     C. while      D. after

 Thank you very much. Without your help, I _______the exams.

A. could not pass               B. could not have passed

C. did not pass                 D. could not passed

 – I am sorry to have shouted at you. I didn’t mean to be so rude.

--- You were very angry. Anyway,  __________.

A. you’re welcome     B. that’s right    C. it doesn’t matter   D. I’m sorry about that

  The boy is not ________ he used to be; he looks ________.

A. what; strong   B. what; stronger   C. that; strong    D. that; stronger

  He has _______good knowledge of _____English language but not much of English history.

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

  .After the party was over, the children were asked to _____the fire.

A. put up   B. put out   C. put off   D. put away

    –What did you think of the place?

--- I didn’t care for it at ____first, but after ____ time I got to like it.

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

    _________, they delivered the message as quickly as they could.

A. Arriving at    B. On arriving   C. When arriving   D. Arrived

     –Have you ______?

--Yes. Let me take you to a place to celebrate.

A. paid   B. got paid   C. got paying   D. pay