The piano in the other shop will be _____, but _____.

A．cheaper; not as better                   B．more cheap; not as better

C．cheaper; not as good                    D．more cheap; not as good

He never speaks to others until ______.

A．he speaks         B．spoken to         C．he is spoken       D．he speaks to

After a short rest, he came back to_______ he had stopped and continued reading.

A．where            B．which            C．in which          D．that

Children need a lot to grow up, but ________ they need love and care.

A．above all          B．in all             C．at all             D．after all

A severe earthquake ________ Ya'an on April,20th, which has claimed 193deaths up to  

now.

A．attacked          B．hitted            C．knocked          D．struck

Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?

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

Sam ________ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

A．brought up        B．looked up         C．picked up         D．set up

It rained heavily in the south, __________ serious flooding in several provinces.

A．causing           B．having caused      C．caused           D．to cause

Unluckily, when I dropped in, Dr. Smith ____, so we only had time for a few words.

A．was just leaving     B．has just left        C．had just left        D．just left

—How are things going?

—The disabled ________ no relatives in Guangzhou ________ by the volunteers, who will graduate from Zhongshan University next year.

A．with, are taking care of                   B．have, will be taken care of

C．with, are being taken care of               D．have, are being taken care of