East of the mountain ______ two towns, ________ my hometown.

A．lie; one of which is                      B．lies; where lies

C．lies; one of which is                      D．lie; that is

Thanks to the economical development, workers' wages have increased ________ as far as 200% in the recent three years.

A．for              B．to               C．up               D．by

Professor Lee is considering going to teach in our school, where he can get paid ________.

A．as five times much                       B．as much five times

C．much as five times                       D．five times as much

---How do you find the furniture I bought?

--- ______________. But ___________ what you bought with the one we had， I don’t think it worth the money.

A．Fascinating./ compared                   B．Fascinating/ comparing

C．Fascinated/ to compare                   D．Fascinated / compared

No one in the department but Tom and I          that the director is going to resign.

A．knows            B．know             C．have known        D．am to know

_______achievement，last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low，though not failing，grade. 

A．In terms of        B．In case of          C．As a result of       D．In face of

_________ the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken many measures _______ people ‘s life to deal with it.

A．Faced with; related                      B．Faced; relating to

C．Faced with; relating                      D．Facing, related to

This modern three-star hotel _______ close to the city center is attractive.

A．situated           B．situating           C．is situated         D．is situating

I know my job isn’t well paid, but ________ I don’t have to work long hours.

A．in other words                         B．on the other hand

C．for one thing                           D．as a matter of fact

The soldiers have to stand for hours without changing _______.

A．position           B．state             C．situation          D．location