Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred

to record the plain facts of small-town life.

A. raised????????????? B. grown????????????? C. developed?????? D. cultivated

Beijing government puts more than 700 million yuan to increase its green space this year; ____________ doubles the money provided last year.

A. as????????? ? B. while???? ???? ? C. that????????? D. which

—How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?

—It __________ be, but it is now heavily polluted.

A. will????????????? B. would

C. should????????????? D. must

The _____ as one travels by boat along the Changjiang Three Gorges is fantastic.

A. scene?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. view?? ????????????? ????????????? C. scenery?? ????????????? D. sight

The captain urged that the mission ______ before dark.

A. must be finished  B. be finished   C. ought to be finished   D. was finished

We are told that more new teaching buildings ________ next year.

A. build????? B. was built????? C. has built???? D. will be built

_________ the temperature might drop, coal was prepared for warming.

A. To consider?? B. Considered?? C. Considering?? D. To be considered

The novel was so interesting that he read it _____ in a single day.

A. from word to word??????????????? B. from sentence to sentence

C. from chapter to chapter???????????? D. from cover to cover

The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly______

A. atmosphere?? ????????????? B. state? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. situation?? ????????????? D. phenomenon

I? ____? too much reading.

A. am tiring???? B. tired out because of?? C. am tired out in??? D. tired myself out with