To order tickets for the 2016 Riode Janeiro Olympic Games, just call 00982012. It _______ be simpler.

A．must             B．could             C．mustn’t          D．couldn’t

____along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.

A．Driving           B．When I was driving  C．I was driving       D．Having driven

The inner connection for the entire area _____when there was a sudden power cut yesterday.

A．lost              B．was lost           C．had lost           D．had been lost

_____ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ____ her.

A．Warning, following                      B．Having warned, following

C．Having been warned, following             D．Warned, followed

Men are more suited to occupational environments ________ require decisive action while women are better at jobs ________ a considered approach is most important.

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

A scientist who can speak English is in closer touch with those of other countries than ______ who doesn’t.

A．that              B．those             C．/                D．one

— Mr. Smith never means what he says．I dislike him．

— ______________, as the saying goes．

A．A single flower does not make a spring

B．A still tongue makes a wise head

C．A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

D．Actions speak louder than words．

 __________ after a whole day’s work that he could hardly stand it.

A．So he was tired and hungry                B．Was he so tired and hungry

C．So tired and hungry was he                D．So tired and hungry he was

 Everybody knows about it! No one knows _________ prevented the rumor from spreading.

A．what was it that                         B．what it was that

C．how it was that                         D．why it was that

--Wow, isn’t this handsome device the most popular iphone5? Can I have a look at it?  --______.

A．No, you can’t                         B．Sorry, it’s expensive

C．Of course, it looks good                   D．Yes, go ahead