Li Hua has __________ good knowledge of the English language and this will be an advantage over others in finding __________ proper job.

A. a, the                       B. a, a                           C. /, a                           D. /, the

 Some people do not have enough to eat while some others throw away food just__________ its poor taste.

A. because of             B. according to C. instead of               D. in spite of

 Scientists say it will be five or six years __________ it is possible to test this medicine on humans.

A. after                        B. before                     C. since                        D. when

 To improve your spoken English, you’d better listen to the tape __________.

A. generally                B. fluently          C. frequently              D. gradually

The farmer grows various kinds of crops, __________wheat, cotton and rice.

A. for example  B. as                    C. that is                      D. such as

 ----What do you think of the Chinese language today?

  ---- Quite popular. It __________ an important role in communicating with other countries. More and more foreign friends are learning Chinese.

A. plays                        B. played                     C. has played              D. will play

 __________ to train his daughter in English, he put an advertisement like this in the paper, __________an English teacher for a ten-year- old girl.

A. Determined, wanting                                B. Determined, wanted

C. Determine, wanted                                    D. Determining, wanting

 __________ is always the husband who __________ first when a quarrel comes about between the young couple.

A. It, gives away         B. This, gives out        C. It, gives in               D. That, gives off

Have you ever dreamed of __________ such a good chance for further education abroad?

A. there is                   B. there to be             C. there will be D. there being

 Mother was frying chicken and it smelled so nice that I couldn’t wait __________.

A. to eat it                   B. eating it                   C. for eating                D. for it to eat