I wonder what will become of my daughter. ________endless homework ,she also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.
       A．As well as       B．With  C．Except      D．Rather than

 ---You should have prepared your speech for the meeting , Mr. Smith .
   ---Yes , I know . But how could I _______ the meeting date fixed so soon?
       A．while               B．a(chǎn)s            C．a(chǎn)fter       D．with

 If you feel tired and sick of fat food, that is ________ you have to go to the hospital for a medical examination.  

A. why             B. when         C. which        D. what

— How beautiful the dress looks ____ you! Don’t you want _____, Madam?
— Please show me _______.
   A. in; one; another            B. on; it; another 

C. in; it; the other             D. on; one; the other

 When a giraffe(長頸鹿) has ______ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ______ water.  
A. /; /             B. a; the          C. the; /          D. /; the

 No one in the department but Tom and I_________ that the director is going to resign.
A. know            B. am to know     C. knows                 D. have known

 We had thought the examination would be difficult, but it _____ easy.
      A. turned         B. resulted       C. appeared           D. proved

 ——Why haven’t you asked her to come here?
   ——She _______ an important experiment when I found her and she _____ it.
    A. had done ; didn’t finish                         B. was doing ; hasn’t finished
C. did ; wouldn’t finish                               D. has done ; hadn’t finished

 On the top of the hill_______，_______ the old man once lived.
       A. a temple stands there; in which                B. a temple standing; on which
       C. does a temple stand; where                    D. stands a temple; where

 It was until October that they _____.
      A. finished their long journey           B. paid off the debts
      C. reached an agreement                   D. worked on the project