Nowadays, if a student failed to get into university ____the college exam, he could still have chance of getting a degree．

       A．with                  B．through            C．beyond                 D．by

—We are going to have a hiking trip to the Swan lake．Would you love to join us?

—　　　　　 ．

A．Yes, it's very kind of you．　　　　 　　　 B．Of course not. I have no idea．

C．Oh, that sounds unbelievable　　　　 　　　 D．I'd love to, but I have a meeting today．

My parents don't mind what major I choose ___I'm happy．

       A．as though        B．as long as                C．as soon as         D．even though

When          he question, Lily was lost in thought, considering when ___the job．

       A．asking, to start                                       B．asked, starting                          

       C．asking, starting                                      D．asked, to start

Just in front of the memorial ___with a history of 500 years．

       A．a tall tree stands                         B．a tall tree is standing

       C．does a tall tree stand                       D．stands a tall tree

Mary and Joan quarreled last year, did they _____each other?

       A．make up with   B．keep up with        C．put up with         D．come up with

The thought occurred to me that by some means or ____ she has some information about my occupation．

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

        many times, but we still didn't understand how to work out the physics problem．

       A．Being explained                         B．She has explained to us

       C．Having been explained                    D．She explained to us

—I'm sorry, I've left my credit card home, so I don't have enough money for the meal．

—Take it easy．_____

　　　 A．It's a piece of cake．　　　　　　　　 　 B．It's my pleasure to pay you

　　　 C．It's my treat.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．It's at your expense．

In 　　　　　　19^th -century Europe, ___ number of women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape．

　　　 A．the,/ B．the, a C．/,a D．/,the