In most western countries, on April Fool’s Day, people often play __ ___ trick on each other; children especially have great ______ fun.

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

 The police spotted a thief________ things in a mall at this time yesterday.

A．stealing　         B．steal             C．robbed           D．picking

 Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll succeed _______ if you work hard.

A．on time           B．in time            C．at times           D．ahead of time

 The scientist holds the view _______ the book said was right.

A．what that          B．that what          C．that              D．whether

No student ______go out of school after eleven o’clock at night without the teacher’s permission.

A．will              B．must             C．may              D．shall

－Are you firmly against Japan’s decision to purchase the Diaoyu Islands?

－Of course. That is _______ our basic interest lies.

A．why              B．when             C．where            D．what

The dictionary still ______ where I ______ it a moment ago.

A．lies; laid          B．lied; lay           C．laid; laid           D．lies; lay

 －Are you satisfied with her answer?

－Not at all. It couldn’t have been ________.

A．any worse         B．so bad            C．much better       D．the worst

 After marriage, the world-famous man, who was a leading role in physics, decided to give up his wife ________ his career（事业）.

A．more than         B．rather than        C．instead           D．in place of