--I find reading comprehension the hardest in learning a foreign language.

    ---Well, _____ you’d better practise reading short passage every day.

A. so that   B. now that   C. for that   D. with that

Jack’s___ brother is __ than him.

A. old; elder   B. elder; older  C. old; eld  D. elder; younger

He cut the cake ____.   .

A. in halves   B. in half   C. into halves  D. into half

They have their reasons for keeping their marriage___ secret for ___ moment.

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

. In order to learn the _____  of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.

A. ins and outs  B. dos and don’ts   C. heads and tails   D t’s and i’s

My money ___________ ．I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand．

       A．has run out                          B．is running out 

       C．has been run out               D．is being run out

—Why ! Where's my passport? Maybe I left it on the plane．

     --My Goodness ! You ____________ things behind．

       A．had never left                   B．didn't leave    

       C．never left                    D．haven’t left

___________she was invited to the ball made her very happy．

       A．If             B．That               C．When      D．Because

They want the job ______ by the end of the week.

A. to do       B. done        C. did          D. to be doing

_____ the old man's sons wanted to know was _____ the gold had been hidden.

A. That, what      B. What, where      C. What, that      D. What, if