—The wind is always blowing here．

—How I wish it ______ today

A．won't blow        B．didn't blow        C．doesn't blow       D．isn't blowing

Excuse me, Marcia, a reporter from Vanity Fair ________ all day. Could you speak to her now?

A．phones                               B．has phoned

C．has been phoning                       D．phoned

About one third of the population in Beijing and Shanghai ______ netizens, but in poorest areas, only three or four percent ______ online.

A．is; is             B．are; are           C．are; is            D．is; are

Look at the trouble I am in! If only I ______ your advice.

A．followed          B．would follow       C．had followed       D．should follow

--- What do you think of the speech?

--- The speaker said _____ nothing worth listening to.

A．nearly            B．hardly            C．scarcely           D．almost

Nothing that he suggested _____ to be of any use.

A．prove            B．proved            C．proving           D．has been proved

It was in the small house _______ was built with stone by his father _______ he spent his childhood.

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

——Why are the tax collectors so busy?

——Many people prefer to have their tax forms completed by a professional rather than ___.

A．do it themselves                        B．doing it themselves

C．to do it themselves                      D．done by themselves

Many difficulties have ______ as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel.

A．risen             B．arisen            C．raised            D．arose

As we all know, apples are sold by ____ weight, and socks are sold by _______dozen.

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