China’s economic development has made ______ rapid progress in the past 10 years, and young people have made ______ great contribution to this progress.

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

 Susan was expecting her favourite singers, but to her disappointment, _______ appeared.

A. some         B. none            C. everyone             D. no one  

 Your essay is fairly good and yet it leaves something ______.

A. to desire        B. desire               C. desiring         D. to be desired

 The police have offered a large _______ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.

A. prize            B. compensation     C. price                D. reward

 Even though they have worked side by side in the same office for 9 years, the two ladies ______ on good terms.

    A. are not          B. were not         C. have not been        D. will not be

 I feel sure that ______ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.

A. on account of    B. in spite of          C. in terms of         D. by means of

 To my mind, she is the most wonderful teacher that I’ve ever known, _________ is able to get across to her students ________ she really thinks and means.

A. which; that     B. that; as              C. who; what         D. who; that     

 ―We didn’t see Robert at the opening ceremony yesterday.        

―No, he _______ it.

    A. mustn’t have attended               B. needn’t have attended

    C. needn’t attend                      D. didn’t need to attend

 Out of the crowded bus __________, who was dressed in a black suit and waving to a woman.

A. stepped a tall man in his thirties           B. a tall man in his thirties stepped

C. did a tall man in his thirties step          D. did a tall man step in his thirties 

 After several rounds of competition, the little girl ______ because of her excellent English and quick wit.

A. stood out        B. picked out       C. turned out      D. came out