In _______ gesture to help preserve history, the locals are repairing _______ large percentage of the historic sites steadily.

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

----The government claims to exercise control over housing prices. But the fact is_______ ideal.

---- It’s _______ wonder that there are constant complaints on the Internet.

A. free from; not a                         B. free of; not a

C. far from; no                             D. far away; no

The new movie, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is well _______ and lives up to the _______ which is established by the first 3 series.

A. received; expectation                   B. received; reputation

C. accepted; contribution                  D. accepted; civilization

According to the management rules of our hotel, all the bills _______ be paid in cash.

   A. would            B. may              C. shall            D. could

Pip disliked _______ Joe came to see him in London, _______ Pip thought was not a gentleman.

A. it when; who     B. that; where          C. it when; whom        D. that; which

What moved me most was not the Father’s Day gift from my daughter, but_______ she presented it.

A. in the way           B. the way which        C. in the way that      D. the way

It doesn’t matter _______ you wear, _______ you attend the ceremony on time.

A. whatever; unless                         B. whatever; so long as

C. no matter what; so long as               D. no matter what; unless

__________, Gao Xiaosong, a famous musician, was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving–on June.1.

A public figure though is he                B. A public figure though he is

C. Public figure he is though                   D. Public figure though he is

As a fan of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the talented young girl _______ reading all her_______.

A. is determined to; works                 B. is bent on; works

C. focuses on; work                         D. is used to; work

---- I was warned to keep quiet about the case on court unless _______.

---- So you mean you will do everything _______ then?

A. to be asked; as they told                    B. being asked; as are told

C. was asked; as telling                        D. asked; as told