Mr．Yang remained sitting ________ into the night, thinking of his dear wife, who was ________ praised by the government for her heroic deeds in the fight against SARS．

A．deeply; high

B．deep; highly

C．deeply; highly

D．deep; high

－Shall we ________ our discussion and have some tea, please?

－Good idea．

A．break off

B．break down

C．break into

D．break out

－________ you like the car so much, why not drive it back?

－Well, I can't afford ________ car．

A．Because; that big a

B．Since; a that big

C．Now that; that big a

D．As; that a big

The other day Catherine wore the same dress ________ she wore at Mary's wedding．

A．like

B．which

C．that

D．when

Last term our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem ________ none of us worked it out．

A．that

B．as

C．who

D．which

Such a small mountain village ________ that everybody knew ________ else well．

A．it was; somebody

B．was it; everybody

C．was it; nobody

D．it was; anybody

Don't put the chair too ________ to the stove．Dry wood ________ fire easily, you know．

A．close; catches

B．near; makes

C．closely; takes

D．nearly; burns

My friend did ________ they could ________ me out when I was in trouble．

A．all that; helping

B．all that; help

C．all what; to help

D．what; to help

This dictionary is ________ to me, but that one is ________．

A．great help; helpful

B．a great help; of little use

C．important; of few importance

D．very helpful; of no any use

－Can I go to the beach with my classmates this afternoon, Mum?

－You can go where you like ________ you get back before supper．

A．now that

B．as if

C．as long as

D．even though