—We were surprised to hear that the reason________ she gave for her absence was________ her mother was ill.

—Yes，we saw her mother was at the supermarket that morning.

A．why；that? B．which；that

C．that；because? D．why；because

It is acknowledged that ________ shortest distance between persons is ________ sincere smile.

A．a；the? B．the；a

C．a；/? D．the；/

—We expected you yesterday.

—I’m sorry，I ________ you to say that I couldn’t be here until today.

A．should have called? B．must have called

C．could call? D．would call

—There’ll be billions of people to watch the Spring Festival gala on TV tonight.

—I know.The whole world ________.It’s a really wonderful event.

A．watches? B．is watching

C．has watched? D．will be watching

I work in a business ________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

A．that? B．which

C．where? D．why

“He hasn’t got any hobbies— ________ you call playing games on computer a hobby.” Mr.Lin said.

A．If? B．Unless

C．When? D．Since

You will see the products of Liu Ling alcohol ________ on every avenue of Baoding city.

A．advertise? B．advertising

C．advertised? D．having advertised

According to the artists，the painting ________ to go for at least a million dollars.

A．expects? B．is expecting

C．will expect? D．is expected

Mike is kind，determined and full of energy.________，I can’t speak too highly of him.

A．As a result? B．In a word

C．By the way? D．On the contrary

—I reminded you not to forget to turn off the lights when you left the classroom.

—________.

A．So did I? B．So you did

C．So do you? D．I do so