The young couple has always wanted to buy an apartment of their own and they have just saved enough money to buy ______.

A. it                 B. one            C. that            D. this

 All payments _______be made by the end of the month according to the agreement made by both sides.

A. may                     B. must         C. should        D. shall

 I was ______ by the salesman whose products turned out to be much less effective.

   A. taken in         B. taken up        C. taken down     D. taken out

 The teacher is telling the pupils a story about Monkey King, all of _____ seated around her ______attentively.

A. whom; listened                             B. them; listening 

C. whom; listening                            D. them; listened

 Up to now, historians ______that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture.

A. had assumed     B. are assuming          C. assumed           D. have assumed

 ______ is widely accepted by Chinese parents, concerning the education of their children, is that an education abroad does bring about better chances for future career.

A. It                  B. As               C. what           D. Which

 It was not until the 1980s ______ return to the mainland to meet his family.

A. was he able to                           B. that he was able to   

C. that was he able to                               D. he was able to

 As a young man, Mr. White took over a soap plant, and ______ his career he gave away to charity a large part of his net profits.

A. against                   B. in spite of      C. according to     D. throughout

 The parcel was a whole week late. How I wish I ______  air mail instead.

A. had chosen         B. would choose    C. chose                D. choose

 You play to win, and the game has little meaning ______ you do your utmost to win.

A. until                     B. if              C. unless           D. although