— Li Ming looks very weak.

— __________. He has not yet recovered from the illness.

A. So he is                   B. So he does                C. So is he                    D. So does he

She can’t help ______ the house because she’s busy making a cake.

A. cleaning         B. to clean          C. cleaned          D. being cleaned

The President said to the public, “________ hoped that people in the area will recover from the terrible earth quake soon.”

  A. This is            B. There is         C. That is          D. It is

— How great he is! He got the first place in the English competition.

______________!

What a great progress he has made

How great a progress he has made

How great he has made progress

What great progress he has made

The difficulty they had _________ Professor Wang’s house was ____________ they couldn’t find the way there.

    A. finding; that    B. in finding; because     C. to find; that     D. find; because

A report says school maths standards in England have failed to improve in the last 30 years, ______ than those in mid-1970’s, when only 20% of the students could pass maths exams.

A. no better                 B. not better               C. no worse               D. not worse

Just as the saying goes, “_______”, computer games also have some disadvantages though they are popular among teenagers.

      A. No garden is without weeds                           B. Every little makes a nickel

      C. Time waits for no man                                         D. The onlooker sees the game best

-- Remember the first time we ______ , Peterson?

--- Of course, I ______ . We’ve been close friends ever since.

A. met; do             B. met; did        C. had met; did   D. have met; do

--- What do you think if we put both John and Jack in charge of the work?

    --- Just John is OK.           , you know.

       A．Every dog has his day    

       B．Everybody’s business is nobody’s business

       C．Fools have fortune  

       D．Great hopes make great men

A report says school maths standards in England have failed to improve in the last 30 years, ______ than those in mid-1970’s, when only 20% of the students could pass maths exams.

A. no better                 B. not better               C. no worse               D. not worse