New York is a nice old city, ____ I visited last summer.

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

I should like to buy a house, modern, comfortable and ____, in a quiet place.

  A. first of all       B. after all                C. in all           D. above all

Do you know the man ____ my teacher just shook hands?

  A. to whom            B. whom             C. whose            D. with whom

– Have you moved in the new house?

   – Not yet, the rooms ____.

  A. are being painted  B. are painting C. are painted  D. are being painting

Is this the way ____ you do it?

  A. which          B. in that          C. /                    D. that

He failed in the exam ____ his carelessness.

  A. as a result of     B. as result            C. result from      D. result in

The rainy weather helped me ____, which gave me a good excuse to get out of their party.

  A. on the way     B. in the way       C. in a way     D. by the way

Three months ____ before we knew it.

  A. passed by      B. went         C. went by          D. past

In the sentence “ she rose to her feet in one swift movement ”, what does “swift” mean?

  A. short              B. quick            C. immediate        D. hurry

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  We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers  and even students use computers to do  16 work. But more than 40 years ago,  17 couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very  18 people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and  19 .  20  they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.

  Computers become very important because they can work  21  than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can  22  people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put  23 them. Computers are very  24 and helpful. They are our good friends.

  Do you want to  25 a computer?

1. A. many of           B. all kinds of     C. a lot            D. very much

2. A. scientists        B. teachers         C. students     D. computers

3. A. few          B. little         C. a few     D. a little

4.A. cheap      B. cheaper          C. expensive       D. more expensive

5.A. But                B. And              C. Since        D. If

6.A. slow           B. slower           C. fast         D. faster

7.A. help               B. make         C. use          D. stop

8.A. in             B. into             C. on           D. up

9.A. beautiful      B. careful          C. useful       D. heavy

10.A. pay               B. sell             C. lend         D. have