He told us that the best way to ______ respect was to devote ourselves to ______ high grades.

A. earn; achieve           B. earning; achieving    C. earn; achieving        D. earning; achieve

Although the accident happened all of a sudden, it didn’t affect the ______ work here.

　　　 A. regular　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　　　　　 D. normal

—How beautiful the university is, Professor Wu.

—So it is. I ______ here for four years and my daughter is studying here too.

　　　 A. have studied　　　 B. studied　　　　　　　　　　　 C. was studied　　　　　 D. had studied

______ his arrival in Canada, David was attracted by the beautiful scenery and decided to 　　 stay there for another week.

　　　 A. In　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Besides

       The boy insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and that he ______ at once.

       A. should do; should be set free                      B. should do; must set free

       C. had done; be set free                                 D. had done; must be set free

　　　 Please don’t be too hard on her work. ______, she has tried her best.

　　　 A. After all　　　　　　　 B. Above all　　　　　　　　　 C. At all　　　　　　　　　　 D. In all

　　　 Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, ______ protect you against a heart attack,according to a recent study.

　　　 A. have helped　　　　 B. helped　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helps

       I told your brother not everybody could work out the problem as quickly as him, ______?

       A. could he              B. didn’t I                      C. didn’t he                 D. could they

       ______ you have got the news about him, I won’t hold it back from you.

       A. Now that            B. As if                          C. Even though           D. In case

      I bought three books, but none of _______ is interesting.

     A. which               B. that                       C. what                     D. them