Mr Spears isn't here and he ________ London for a business meeting．

A．has been to

B．has been in

C．has gone to

D．has been

Your English composition is good ________ a few spelling mistakes．

A．except

B．except for

C．except that

D．besides

The soldiers are very tired because they have been at work here ________ 48 hours．

A．since

B．after

C．until

D．for

The smile on the man's face shows that he is ________ with the new work．

A．please

B．pleasure

C．pleasant

D．pleased

This flower is ________ more beautiful than that one．

A．rather

B．quite

C．very

D．a little

The more we looked at the picture, ________．

A．the less we liked it

B．we like it less

C．better we liked it

D．it looked better

Do you know the year ________ the PRC was founded?

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．on which

Many old houses around our school ________ next year and a large green area will appear．

A．pull down

B．will be pulled down

C．will pull down

D．are pulled down

It ________ me about an hour to do my homework every day．

A．pays

B．spends

C．costs

D．takes

I've never seen ________ match before．

A．such an exciting

B．so an exciting

C．such an excited

D．so an excited