If you are _______ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

  A.interested                      B.anxious                      C.upset                          D.curious

It was so cold that they had the fire _____ all night.

  A.to burn                            B.burn                            C.burning                      D.burned

He hurried to the booking office only _____ that all the tickets had been sold out.

  A.to find                             B.found                          C.finding                        D.find

We feel _____ our duty to make our country a better place.

  A. it                                      B.this                              C.that                             D.one

My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice

______expensive.

  A.as                                     B.so                                C.too                              D.very

_____ the days and months went by, things were getting worse and worse.

  A.With                                 B.As                                C.When                          D.While

Only when I left my parents for Italy ______ how much I loved them.

  A. I realized                       B.I had realized           C. had I realized          D.did I realize

He came all the way to China for learning it better ______ for making money.

  A. other than                    B.more than                 C.better than               D. rather than

When the news came _______ the war broke out, he decided to serve in the army.

  A. since                               B.which                          C.that                             D.because

Seeing the bad results of the exams, she was rather upset and felt _____ about her future.

  A.surprising                       B.puzzling                     C.puzzled                      D.surprised