To answer quickly is more important than ________.

A．a quick finish

B．to finish quickly

C．finishing quickly

D．you finish quickly

They said good - bye, little knowing that they ________ again.

A．were never met

B．were never to meet

C．were to never meet

D．are never to meet

——The trouble is ________ the new medicine for cancer can be produced.

——I don’ t think it will be long before it comes into use.

A．when

B．how

C．whether

D．if

—— When did he last come to see you?

——Some day last Spring. It was________ I was in hospital.

A．when

B．where

C．that

D．why

The policeman examined the driver’s license and allowed his car to ________.

A．help itself

B．go ahead

C．push forward

D．force its way

This pair of shoes isn’t good, but that is________ better.

A．rather

B．less

C．even

D．hardly

When I saw Betty five years later, she________ unmarried.

A．became

B．turned

C．had stayed

D．remained

By ________ the heart ________ a pump he helped the children to understand its function.

A．compared; to

B．comparing; with

C．comparing; to

D．compared; with

——Don’t you believe me?

——________ , I’ll believe ________ you say.

A．No; whatever

B．Yes; no matter what

C．No; no matter what

D．Yes; whatever

I’ve worked with children before, so I know what ________ in my new job.

A．expected

B．to expect

C．to be expecting

D．expects