The manager believes prices will not rise by more than _____ four percents.

A. any other　　　　 B. the other　　　　 C. another　　　 D. other

At ________ thought of competing with them I felt hopeless; however, I actually came ________ first!

A. a; the　 B. the; 不填　 C. 不填； the　 D. a; 不填

With the development of science and technology, people’s life _______ in the past few years.

A. improved　　　 　 B. has improved　　　　　 C. is improving　 　　　 D. had improved

Most of us can see that British English has some differences ___ American English ___ spelling and pronunciation .

A. in , from　 B. from , in　 C. from , between　 D. in , between

He traveled to many mountain villages and saw many poor children out of school. This experience 　　　　　 his life.

　 A．would change　　　　　　　 B．had changed　　 C．was to change　 D．was changing

It rains very heavily in this area, which has _______ annual rainfall of 7,000 mm, _______ ideal environment for forests．

A．the; an　　　　 B．a(chǎn)n; 不填　　 C．a(chǎn)n; an　　　 D．不填; the

　　　　　 the project as planned，we’ll have to work two more hours a day.?

A.Completing　　 B.Complete?　　 C.Completed　　　 D.To complete

—The cinema was ______ fire last night.

—Someone must have set fire ______ it.

A. on; with 　　　　 B. on; on　　　　　 C. on; to　　　　　 D. with; to

— ______ Lin Tao has failed in the exam.

　　—Yes, he is always very lazy .

　　A. I’ve been told B. I’ve told C. I’m told D. I told

Someone who is m______ has a natural ability and interest in music.