______his carelessness, sometimes, he is a good student．

A．Besides                  B．Except                     C．Except for             D．But

How do you think _______ that he was an hour late on such a short journey．

A．it came about                       B．did it come about

C．it was come about                 D．was it come about

_______ the students in our school go on to famous universities every year．

A．A good many        B．A good many of       C．A great deal of        D．Many

— Robert has passed the exam．

— _____, and _____．

A．So he has; so you have                   B．So he has; so have you

C．So has he; so have you                      D．So has he; so you have

--- What a pity! The tickets for the football match have been sold out．

--- Don’t worry．You can watch ________ on TV．

A．the game alive        B．the living game       C．the live game       D．the game living

All my pockets have been _______ but I can’t find my keys．

A．got through           B．given out           C．gone through        D．gone down

_______ is known to all, he is admitted to a key university．

A．It          B．What         C．Which           D．As

She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong．

A．rather than             B．until           C．a(chǎn)fter         D．before

— Mrs. Thompson? She lives in that _____ house over there．

— Does she live _____ or with her children?

A．lonely; lonely           B alone; lonely             C．lonely; alone         D．a(chǎn)lone; alone

—We need to buy _____ to equip the lab．Shall we go to the store on foot?

— No, we’d better go there by bus _____．

A．a(chǎn) great many equipments, instead on foot

B．a(chǎn) number of equipments, instead of feet

C．several pieces of equipment, instead walking

D．a(chǎn) lot of equipment, instead of on foot