Three fourths of the surface of the earth ______ covered with water.

  A. are                B. is               C. will be          D. was

 Only _____ our courage beats our fear ________________.

  A. when; can we succeed               B. if; we can succeed

  C. because; will we succeed           D. while; we’ll be able to succeed

 It’s unfair! You sit there, listening to me, _____ I stand here, teaching you.

  A. as                 B. when         C. while            D. since

 China came up to the sixth place in the world _____ economic aggregate(经济总量)。

  A. instead of         B. in favor of      C. in exchange for D. in terms of

 The European Parliament has some control ______ what happens in each of the member countries.

A. in             B. beyond       C. over        D. under

 ---I’ve got tired of being a couch potato.

   ---__________. How about playing basketball outside?

  A. It’s up to you.                       B. You must be joking.

  C. I haven’t got that.                   D. Let’s find some of the action.

 Since it failed because of your fault, you should _____________.

    A. face the music                   B. answer for the music   

C. make your escape                 D. put out the fire

 Outside the door ____ an old man, dead. He was terrified!

    A. lays             B. lies         C. lay          D. did lie

 Unfortunately, his dog got __________ by the car.

    A. runs over        B. ran over         C. was run over     D. run over

 It’s an agreement between towns or cities, _______ have similar features, such as industry, culture and entertainment.

A. that             B. which       C. they         D. them