The shop doesn’t open until 11 am, _______ it loses a lot of business.

　　A. for 　　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　C. but 　　　　　D. so

A new school was ______ in the village last year.

　 A. held up 　 B. set up  C. sent up 　 D. brought up

-----I’m going to Beijing nest week. Do you have anything _____ there?

------ No, but thank you all the same

　 A. taken 　 B. to take C. taking 　 D. to be taken

______ terrible weather we’ve been having these days!

　 A. How a 　 B. What a  C. How 　 D. what

-----Water! -----_________.

------ I can’t eat this. It’s too salty.

　 A. Yes, sir? 　 B. What?  C. all right? 　 D. Pardon?

It’s ______ here; we can’t work long hours here.

　 A. very much cold 　 B. much cold

　 C. much too cold 　 D. too much cold

—Now let’s move on to another topic. Do you follow me? —__________, Professor.

A. No, I am not   B. Yes，I will  C. No, I haven’t   D. Yes, perfectly

__________ he had not hurt his leg, John would have won the race.

A. If   B. Since    C. Though   D. When

I was given three books on cooking, the first __________ I really enjoyed.

A. of that    B. of which   C. that  D. which

18. Food prices increased ________ 10% in less than a year.

A. for                                  B. to

C. by                                   D. at