The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season.

A. whatever           B. wherever           C. whenever         D. however

It was         computer games that cost the boy lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A．to have played                                            B．playing              

C．played                                                       D．having played

— Why did the dinner party start so late last night?

— It was _____ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual. 

A. we were late              B. we being late         C. our being late         D. because we were late  

(09四川卷)11. — I wonder ________ you’ll water this kind of flower. 

——Every other day. 

A. how often     B. how long   C. how soon   D. how much 

So difficult ___it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.

A. I did find   B. did I find   C. I have found    D. have I found

      at the news that she did nothing but _____herself in bed.  

A. So sad she looked; laid               B. So sad did she look; lay

C. So sadly she looked; to lie               D. So sadly did she look; to lay

Could you please ________ a really elegant solution to our problem if you don't like what I have to say?

A. put up with                     B. come up with            C. added up with           D. made up for

Over years, China’s Women’s Table Tennis Team is an excellent group. Now no team can_____it, whether in spirit or in strategy and skills.

A. beat   B. compare  C. equal  D. win

She did it ________ it took me.

A. one third the time      B. the one-third time     C. one-third a time     D. a one-third time

My grandma still treats me like a child. She can’t imagine         grown up.

A. my           B. mine          C. myself          D. me