---Johnson seems to be a kind and nice person.

  --- _____, I don’t trust him.

A. What’s more     B. In addition         C. Even so         D. As a result

– Oh. I’ve just realized I haven’t got any money.

   --Well, don’t worry. I _____ you some.

  A. am about to lend         B. will lend    C. am going to lend   D. am lending

 “Luck is _____ matter of preparation meeting opportunity,” said Oprah Winfrey, _____ American Talk show host.

  A. a; an            B. the; an            C. a; /              D. the; /

 President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has been taking intensive English lessons in order to _____ his guests during his state visit to the UK.

  A. appeal           B. grasp             C. hold             D. impress

Robin makes______great effort to learn Japanese and he has made_____progress in it.

A. a;a            B./;a             C.the;/            D.a;/

The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (an)        of courage and power.

A. example                  B. sign                       C. mark                    D. symbol

There are lots of islands          the coast of Canada, and Shanghai is a famous harbor           the east coast.

A. off, on             B. on, on                   C. on, off                 D. off, off

Janet as well as the other young people who          sent abroad by the government        brought up in a small town.

A. was, was                 B. was, were           C. were, were        D. were, was

I’d like to buy a house —modern, comfortable and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all          B. above all       C. after all        D. at all

Sandy could do nothing but _____ to his teacher that he was wrong.

A. admit           B. admitted       C. admitting          D. to admit