Some people would rather ride bicycles as bicycle riding has _____of the trouble of taking buses.

A. nothing               B. none       C. some           D. neither

Some children are too selfish today. They should be taught to _____things with others so that they will show concern for others.

   A. show             B. give             C . share            D. enjoy

This is the very reason ______ he gave for his coming late to the meeting.

   A. that               B. which              C. as               D. why

He spoke about the country as if he had been there, but ________ he had never.

A．frequently           B．gradually      C．actually   D．finally

Hurry up! The train______. You know it______ at 8:30 am.

  A. leaves; leaves  B. is leaving; leaves   C. leaves; is leaving    D. is leaving; is leaving

It was the first time ________ I ________ face to face with a thunder storm.

A. when / had come    B. that / have come     C. when / came      D. that / had come

To their surprise, they found the lecture given by the famous professor easy ______.

   A. to be understood     B. to understand       C. understanding       D. understood

He was told that it would be at least three more months ______ he could recover and return to work.

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

---What do you think of my article, professor?

     ---The former part is well written but _____ is just so so.

     A. the later          B. the last part         C. latest             D. the latter

American English has changed ________ time．There are several reasons ________ this.

    A．over; for    B．for; with    C．in; of   D．during; about