Then moment _________ Mary will always remember is _________ Mr. Black gave her a lot of valuable advice on how to improve her writing.

A. when; that                       B. that; that                          C. that; when                       D. when; where

 — It is reported that America offered to help us build aircraft carriers.

   — But many citizens would rather our country __________ one by ourselves.

A. build                                 B. will build                           C. had built                     D. built

 _________ himself with confidence, the young man went to the manager’s office bravely.

A. Having equipped  B. Being equipped              C. To equip           D. Equipped

 The sports meeting of our school all of us had looked forward to _________ in _________ fine weather, which was beyond our expectation.

A. falling; so                         B. fell; such                          C. falling; such           D. fell; so

 To get a good view of the scenery in China, Lucy would spend a lot of time on the train _________ travel by air.

A. rather than                 B. other than                  C. more than                        D. instead of

 At present an increasing number of parents wish to _________ changes in educating their children due to dissatisfaction with the educational system.

A. set out                             B. bring about                     C. set up                                D. bring up

 People say that young Chinese students’ eyesight keeps dropping _________ because of both too much homework and poor learning conditions.

A. sharply                        B. narrowly                      C. automatically      D. roughly

 The first snow of every year is always so exciting, but too much snow _________ cause trouble

A. shall                                  B. need                                 C. can                                    D. must

 The equipment for all of the disabled people ought to be _________ easy reach in public.

A. beyond                      B. within                   C. near                                 D. around

 — I suppose it takes quite a lot of patience to make a good teacher.     

— _______. It’s far more than that.

A. It holds truth in it                                                B. I can’t agree more

C. Absolutely                                          D. Not exactly