— Guess what ! Alice has failed in the exam.

—_____? She is second to none in English in our class.

A．How is it          B．How come         C．What             D．What is it

In our class there are 46 students,  ______ half wear glasses.

A．in whom          B．in them           C．of whom          D．of them

John once worked in a remote mountain village school, which is ______ only on foot.

A．accessible         B．acceptable         C．available          D．appropriate

_______ I accept the gift or refuse it is none of your business.

A．If                B．Whether          C．Even if            D．No matter when

Private cars are required to take turns off roads one out of five weekdays ___the traffic pressure.

A．relieve           B．relieving          C．torelieve          D．relieve

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

A．Warned ; accompanied                   B．Warning; accompanying

C．Having warned; accompanied              D．Having been warned; accompanying

 The manager says he really can’t ______to wait another day, because he is so busy.

A．afford            B．waste             C．spend            D．cost

Jack doesn’t smoke now, but he _______ for almost twenty years.

A．was smoking       B．had smoked        C．has smoked        D．smoked

The general demanded that the soldiers _____ at the village before 5p.m. to rescue the victims of the earthquake.

A．will arrive         B．arrive            C．would arrive       D．arrived

John thought it wouldn’t be long _____ he was ready for his new job.

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