As a result of destroying the forests, _____ of desert _____ covered the land.

A. a large number; has    B. large quantities; has 

C. a large quantity; has  D. a great deal; have

__________ invited, I won’t take part in such kinds of parties.

A. Apart from      B. In spite of    C. Even if       D. Only if

It was________ his car after drinking that resulted in the terrible accident doing much damage to his car.

A．due to his driving      B. his losing control of  

C．because he drove        D. to lose his control of

“Come on. I want to show you something.” “Oh, how nice of you! I ____ you ____ to bring me a gift.”

A. never think/are going      B. never thought/ were going

C. didn’t think/ are going   D. hadn’t thought/ were going

He ________ as the tallest boy in the crowd, so I spotted him easily.

A. stood out    B. picked out       C. tried out      D. let out

---Oh, no，where is my purse?

    --- _______! You will find it sooner or later．

A．Take your time  B．Don’t take risks   C. Come on     D. Take it easy

Some of the exercises appear to be ___ ones that you have done, but after taking ___ second look, you will find that they are different.  

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

I like_________ when the teacher says that my work is satisfactory ________.

A．this；at all   B．that; in general  C．it；on the whole   D．one；in particular   

He knows it is high time that he ________ at once.

A．quits smoking              B. quitted smoking    

C．should quit to smoke       D. quitted to smoke

He is a foreigner and he is not _______like that while he is in China．

A．accustomed to treating         B．used to treating  

C．accustomed to being treated    D．determined to be treated