During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up ______ old shabby houses were torn down.

A. where           B. in what          C. in which          D. which

The young man, ______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.

    A. to make         B. making            C. made             D. having made

---- Why didn’t you buy the gold ring?

---- I ______, but I didn’t have the money.

A. would have　　　 B. bought　　　　 C. would like to　　 D. had bought

As far as I see, ______ is no possibility ______ he will win the tennis match this time.

A. it; that          B. there; that       C. it; whether       D. there; whether

The British government often says that providing children with ______ to the information superhighway is of great importance.

A. prevention      B. protection        C. allowance        D. access

We reached the station half a minute too late, and with a sense of ____ we saw our train disappearing around the bend.

determination B. shyness C. contradiction 　　　　 D. frustration

She is such a ____ we all like.

A.good-tempered girl as B. well-tempered girl as C. good-tempered that D. well-tempered that

____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.

A.Faced 　　　　B. Face C. Facing D. To face

Please ____ the mistakes in my composition.

A.point to 　　　　B. point out C. point at D. point

The ____ you start, the ____ you will be back.

A.later; sooner B. earlier; later C. later; later 　D. earlier; sooner