Scarcely______ the job when he rose to his feet, satisfied and relaxed.

A. had he finished     B. did he finish      C. he had finished       D. he finished

—Didn’t you go to Li Ming’s wedding the day before yesterday ?

--- I_______, but I had an important meeting to attend.

A. ought to　 B. used to　　 C. would like to　　　 D. was to have

In 1492 Culumbus and his crew arrived _______ was so-called the New World by the westerners.

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

The phillipinos expected _________  a good result in favour of themselves in the conflict with China over the issue of the Huangyan island,but in vain,lifting a stone only to drop on their own feet.

A. there to be     B.to be     C. there being     D. to have been

 ________ so much traffic on my way to work, I had no choice but to wait patiently,though totally depressed.

A. There was      B.There were     C.For there was     D. There being

 This motel isn’t particularly good, but I _____ in quite a few worse motels.

A. have stayed     B. stay       C. was ataying      D. had stayed

 As is often the case,it is not long ______ the honeymoon stage gives way to the second stage-“the withdrawal stage”.The excitement you felt before is gone and problems arise.

A. after      B. since      C. until       D. before

 Dogs, pulling sleds and packed burdens, once provided a single shepherd with enough “hands”to keep more sheep than be ________ able to without assistance.

A. would be      B. was      C. would have been      D. might be

 The human-dog partnership has been going on, apparently, for ______ there have been people and dogs.

A. as far as      B. as well as     C. as good as      D. as long as

 Hunger, as some researchers point out,is ______ that is as mental as it is physical, so dieters must learn to overcome it.

A. anything      B. nothing       C. one       D. something