---I told you she was not serious about him and now she has dumped him．

---Poor boy! It will take him a long time to get over this      ．

A．beat          B．strike         C．blow          D．knock

---How many employees are there in the company?

---We have        500 people working there．

A．near                B．more               C．something like                D．or so

---Do you feel like walking to the cinema or       we take a bus?

---I’d like to walk．But since there isn’t much time left, I’d rather we       a taxi．

A．will; take             B．shall; take         C．will; took           D．shall; took

---Alice, what’s wrong with you? You look so worn out．

---Nothing serious．I        my new house all day and I’m afraid I won’t finish until tomorrow afternoon．

A．have whitewashed                                       B．am whitewashing

C．have been whitewashing                              D．shall be whitewashing

        that the government can lead us out of the financial crisis, we are optimistic       

the future of our country．

A．Convinced; about                                        B．Convincing; about

C．Convinced; of                                            D．Convincing; of

---What is the newcomer like?

---His manner is        to offend everyone he has met．

A．so as           B．such as           C．in order         D．as

He broke       a piece of chocolate and gave it to me before he broke the rest   into pieces．

A．up; down         B．off; up          C．down; up                D．through; down

---I won the first prize in the talent contest!

---        !

A．Have good luck          B．Congratulation         C．Good for you        D．Best wishes

Only after you have known someone for some time      producers his real worth．

A．you begin         B．do you begin           C．you do begin        D．begin you

China’s New Food Act provides for a food recall system     to producers have to stop production       their food isn’t up to standards．

A．that; if           B．where; if          C．which; when         D．when; where