It is            challenge for graduates to find        work as unemployment is very high nowadays.

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

—“What courses are you going to take next semester if you want to receive enough credits to get your degree?”

    —“I don’t know. But it’s about time       on something.”

    A．I’d decide   B．I decide C．I’m deciding D．I decided

The poor mother     when she heard the news that her only son had been killed by the enemies.

    A．broke out    B．broke down   C．broke up D．broke off

He is a strict but kind-hearted father,       the children respect but are afraid of.

    A．/    B．that C．one whom D．for whom

We’ll have no work tomorrow, so I suggest        to the museum.

    A．to visit B．we should visit  C．a visit  D．visiting

I like swimming, while what my brother enjoys         .

    A．cooking          B．to cook          C．is cooking       D．cook

He had a lot of friends, but none of       could lend him any money.

    A．whom B．them C．which    D．who

      with a good education can apply for th e job.

    A．Anyone   B．Who  C．Whoever  D．Who ever

It was in the small house       was built with stones by his father        he spent his childhood.

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

—It’s really a surprise th at the manager should have no idea about the plan.

    —Of course he doesn’t, for the plan was made in his           .

    A．shortage B．analysis C．absence  D．presence