The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, ______ three US states.

A．affected          B．affecting          C．to affect          D．affects

Kevin was not good at Chinese at first. After two months in China, _____, he made great progress.

A．while             B．but              C．however          D．otherwise

The governments are _____ to improve the employment and medical situation of the citizens.

A．making progress                        B．making efforts

C．taking risks                            D．looking forward

Microsoft has been in the leading _____ in the software industry for years.

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

This computer looks very similar to that one, but the salesman charged me almost_______ for it.

A．as many twice                          B．twice as many

C．twice as much                          D．as much twice

—You’ve just come back from Sydney. _____?

—It’s a beautiful country.

A．How did you get there                   B．Do you like the country

C．How do you find Australia                 D．How have you been

—I’ve heard a hurricane had struck your hometown.

—Yes, it was terrible, but ____, no one was killed.

A．sadly             B．unfortunately       C．hopefully          D．fortunately

There was no ______of controlling it once the fire began to spread.

A．choice            B．possibility          C．opportunity        D．idea

He asked ______the work was done as it had been planned ______.

A．whether; yesterday                     B．whether; the day before

C．that; yesterday                         D．that; the day before