Subway Line 1 in Ningbo, ________ in 2008 and ________ in 2014, will help solve the traffic problem in Ningbo.

A．starting, completing                     B．started, to be completed

C．to start, completed                      D．starting, completed

________ I heard the song by Taylor Swift, I was kept in its power.

A．First time                             B．For the first time

C．The first time                           D．At the first time

The local TV program Kankankan(看看看) can often help solve problems and draw  attention to situations ________ help is needed.

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

Hundreds and even thousands of Chinese college graduates compete with one another   fiercely ________ one civil service position (公务员职位)．

A．against           B．to               C．for               D．in

The sudden snow in Beijing on November 4, 2012 caught people by surprise. Many drivers got stuck on the road, ________.

A．coldly and helplessly                     B．cold and helpless

C．being cold and helpless                   D．in cold and helplessness

The newly-elected leaders of the Chinese government said they were ready to ________ any difficulty to build a better China.

A．look through       B．get through        C．run through        D．go through

It was the hurricane ________ was called Sandy ________ left at least 10 people dead and hundreds of thousands without power on the eastern coast of America.

A．which; that        B．what; which        C．which; who        D．that; which

Bob insisted that he ________ nothing wrong and ________ from work.

A．did; won’t be fired                     B．had done; not be fired

C．should do; mustn’t be fired              D．do; shouldn’t be fired

Only when I checked the paper once more _________ there was a mistake.

A．I realized          B．did I realize        C．I had realized       D．had I realized

It is a long time ________ they separated, but it won’t be long ________ they meet again.

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