It was not long _________ he was born that his mother died of illness.

A. before              B. when                   C. that               D. after

 --What about the protection? 

--Let’s keep the surface _________ dirt by putting a cover over it.     

A. far from                 B. free from               C. apart from       D. away from

--Mr. President, do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?

-- To tell you the truth, I hope they can do whatever _________ their interests.

A. fits　　　　　 　　　 B. matches　　 　　　　 C. suits　　　 　　 D. needs

The birds tried to find as many materials as possible _________.

A. that they could build their nests          B. they were able to build nests

C. with which to build their nests           D. by which to build their nests

 _________speaking, I would say that about five thousand alumni will attend the 100^th anniversary of our school. 

A. Roughly                B. Generally            C. Honestly         D. Constantly

 _________ is the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnight.

A. So                 B. As               C. That           D. Such

 _________ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb.

A. Save                 B. Having saved            C. Saving              D. To save

 _________ want to devote their whole life to their career should go _________ there are various career opportunities. 

A. Whoever; where                                      B. Those who; where   

C. Whoever; in which                               D. Those who; in which

Cancer is one of the top killer diseases nowadays and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it ________.

A. up　　　　　　 　　 B. down　　　　　 C. out　　　　 D. on

 According to the school rules, if a student _________ happen to damage something by accident, he/she should report it to a teacher or the office immediately.

   A. should                B. will                         C. shall                  D. would