—What? You failed the driving test again!

       —          ?

       A．So what                                     B．How come       

       C．Why not                                      D．What for

—Do you think he will achieve his dream and become president of the States one day?

       —Well,____．

       A．every minute counts                          B．only time will tell

       C．time flies                             D．time and tide wait for no man

Standing there, I could almost smell the rain coming．And it did．Suddenly the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly ____ me．

       A．having blinded        B．blinded          C．blinding                D．to blind

—Jessica looks much better these days．____ is it that has made her ____ she is today?

       —Perhaps the special medicine and her family's patient care．

       A．That; that                                    B．That; what             

       C．What; that                                    D．What; what

The great damage which the earthquake on March 11 in Japan ____ made a great many people homeless．

       A．brought up                                   B．brought about     

       C．brought in                                    D．brought out

My classmates, after they heard about my adventure in Africa, ____ said it was totally out of their imagination．

       A．a(chǎn)ll                  B．them             C．which               D．who

—The drought situation has been severe these days．

       —If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now and many crops ____．

       A．wouldn't die                                   B．would die              

       C．wouldn't have died                              D．would have died

Don't bother to look for the dictionary．It ____ somewhere some day．

       A．turns up                             B．has turned up

       C．will turn up                           D．is about to turn up

In America, a friend inviting you to a restaurant doesn't mean that he or she will pay for the meal____ you are told in advance．

       A．if                   B．unless             C．a(chǎn)lthough                D．until

Paper cutting, ____ traditional folk art form which originated in ancient China, is listed as ____ world cultural heritage by the United Nations in 2002．

       A．the; a             B．a(chǎn); the              C．the; the                D．a(chǎn); a