---Journalists have to work very quickly in order to       .

---I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A. avoid lose their job          B. avoid firing

C. avoid being fired            D. avoid to be fired

You think you are clever,____, I assure you that you are very foolish.

A. on the contrary                     B.on the other side

C.in other words          D. on the whole

_______ makes the people in Shanghai proud is _______ they have achieved a lot in the past ten years.

A. What; because     B. What; that;     C. That; what      D.That; because

He was very ____ to find his suggestion ____.

A．disappointed; to be turned down        B．disappointing; turned down

C．disappointed; turned down          D．disappointing; turning down

—The government should think about the medical reform again and take measures to improve it.

—___________. The medical services and efficiency are not good at the moment.

A．You’re confusing me   B．I cannot agree more   

C．That’s all right                D．Go ahead, please

---_______ the plane have taken off on time?

--- I’m afraid not. The fog was too thick then.

A. Would            B. Should           C. Can                 D. Must

At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River________,one of the ten largest cities in China

A. lies Chongqing    B.Chongqing lies   C.doer lie Chongqing   D.doer Chongqing lie

It is high time, I think, that you got down to ______ something in class.

A. do              B. did               C. doing           D. does

--- We don’t think we’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.

---______ the weather turns out fine?

A. How come              B. How about                C. What if                  D. Why not

Jack has had no ________experience of this kind of job，but he got the job offer just due to his honesty.

A．previous  B．obvious      C．cautious     D．precious