Tom is very pleased with the newly-built house, which is almost ______ the one he used to live in.

A.the twice size of B.as twice big as C.twice the size of　　　　 D.bigger twice than

What is even more important is______ the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.

A.that B.that as C.which D.which as

It is not _____ good idea to drive for four hours without _____ break.

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

We don’t permit_____ in the hospital, so we don’t permit you _____ here, either.

A.smoking; to smoke                                                      B.smoking;smoking             

C.to smoke;to smoke                                                      D.to smoke;smoking

You’re driving too fast.Can you drive _______?

A.a bit more slowly                                                        B.more slowly a bit       

C.slowly a bit more                                                        D.slowly more a bit

I’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to remind me ____ her.

A.in                             B.for                                   C.of                      D.on

The band ______ about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.

A.broke down B.broke up C.broke in D.broke out

--- Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?

---______, but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

A.I’d like to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.I like it　　　　　　　　　　 C. I don’t　　　　　　　　　　 D.I will

Tom pretended ______ it, but in fact, he knew it very well a long time ago.

A.not to listen to B.not to be listening to

C.not to hear about　　 　 D.not to have heard about

Have you ever ______ in front of thousands of people at a concert?

A.dream of play B.dream of playing C.dreamed of play D.dreamed of playing