The art show was _______ being a failure; it was a great success.

A. far from    B. along with        C. next to      D. regardless of

One of the few things you ___ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.

A. need             B. must          C. should          D. can

27. _________with the size of the whole earth,the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A.When compared                    B.Compare

C.While comparing                   D.Comparing

4. The plane went off its_________ to keep away from the sudden storm.

A.road                                     B.course?

C.fly                                      D.direction

　　 He arrived here at noon,      in the day, and he went out and came back      in the day.

　　A. late; late      B. late; later

　　C. later; late      D. later; later

---Good evening. I _______ to see Miss Mary.

　　---Oh, good evening. I’m sorry, but she is not in.

　　A. came  B. come  C. have come  D. had come

The father as well as his three children ___skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

A.     is going  B. go  C. goes  D. are going

David paused to consult his notes, then_______ with his speech.

A. proceeded                B. pursed                      C. pronounced                     D. proposed

One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

   A. disposed    B. deserted    C. isolated    D. abandoned

When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

   A. average    B. ordinary    C. regular    D. normal