The first performance of the musical play “The Sound of Music” aroused ____in audience.

A．affection          B．appreciation       C．enthusiasm        D．influence

 Busy as Tom is, exercise has always been______his work.

A．as a part of his life much as

B．as much a part of his life as

C．as much as a part of his life

D．so much a part of his life as

 I’m certain you’d rather she was opposed to my proposal,______

A．aren’t I                              B．wasn’t she

C．wouldn’t you                         D．hadn’t you

 English teachers are supposed ______their students a test in class, even after class, ______better teaching results.

A．to give; ensuring                        B．giving; to ensure

C．to give; to ensure                       D．giving; ensuring

 -–What do you think of the lecture?

--____but interesting, but I’ve managed to survive it.

A．Nothing           B．Everything         C．Anything          D．Something

_____the cause of the oil leaks, the specialists can not draw a conclusion before completing a thorough and detailed investigation.

A．With regard to                         B．Regardless of

C．In response to                          D．In spite of

______himself to his research on the IT technology, he soon made a breakthrough.

A．Devoted          B．Devoting          C．Devote           D．To devote

The girl ___on the ground ___to me that she had ____the book on the shelf.

A．lying; lay; laid                          B．lay; lied; laid

C．lying; lied; laid                          D．lie; lied; lay

 I prefer to work here because salaries are higher here than ______in my country.

A．that              B．the ones          C．those             D．one

 The moment ______Leo will never forget is ______he joined the Air Force

A．when; that        B．that; that          C．that; when         D．when; /