It is said that older people who are ______ eaters of fish during their youth lose fewer brain cells.

A．special           B．regular           C．common          D．proper

－Have you known each other for long?

－Not very long, ____________ we started to work in the company.

A．after             B．before            C．when             D．since

Kathy, don’t be so discouraged. If you _______ such feelings, you will do better next time.

A．set down          B．put away          C．break down        D．give away

I won’t drive my car at this time tomorrow. ______ in a heavy traffic jam is really too bad.

A．Stuck             B．Having stuck       C．Being stuck        D．To stick

—What a smart and hard-working boy he is!

—Right. ________ a possibility that he will win the first place in the competition.

A．This is            B．It remains         C．There seems       D．That appears

—Li Lin took the 8:00 bus to Fuzhou this morning.

—Really? He _________ a fast train. It’s much more comfortable to travel by fast train.

A．could have taken    B．should take        C．must have taken    D．can take

Hopefully, another ten volunteers ______ to work in the new exhibition by the end of this week.

A．will be selected                         B．are selected

C．have been selected                      D．will have been selected

The old man has a strange way of speaking. Here is a recording of his speech, but no clear ________ of what he has said can be made at all.

A．sense            B．meaning          C．idea              D．explained

________ excited Geoff Marcy most was whether there were planets in other solar system where life might exist.   

A．It                B．That              C．What             D．Why

On her birthday, she received from her parents a nice present ________ a note was attached, saying “We love you so much”.

A．which            B．to which          C．in which           D．where