—Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy?  

—Sure．It stands for the European Union,______ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ______ countries that are members．

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

What a pity! When we got to the cinema, the movie Let the Bullets Fly ______, so we saw only the end of it

A．was finishing                        B．would be finishing 

C．just finished                        D．had just finished

_____ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment．

A．Devoted to bring up                      B．Devoted himself to bring up

C．Devoted to bringing up                   D．Devoting to bring up

______ students should be given more free time is suggested by many experts and welcomed by kids in school．

A．What                 B．Why              C．Whether         D．That

______ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week．

A．The boss didn't return                   B．The boss were not to return

C．Were the boss not to return             D．Didn't the boss return

_____, I have never seen anyone who's as capable as John．

A．As long as I have traveled               B．Much as I have traveled

C．Now that I have traveled so much         D．As I have traveled so much

The death toll of the quake in New Zealand is _____ 150, but officials say the figure won't stand because they are still getting information in．

A．exactly                                  B．appropriately           

C．definitely          D．approximately

The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing         should have attracted the government's attention.

A．solving              B．solve            C．solved           D．to solve

—Mum, I don't think I am qualified enough to do this．

—Honey, be confident! You should know it is _____ a man thinks of himself        really determines his fate．

A．that; that          B．how; that        C．what; that       D．that; how

______ property, we're among the richest people in this city．

A．In search of        B．In spite of      C．In place of              D．In terms of