She used to be a housewife．Now she is a(n)________ woman．She works as a fashion designer．

A．profession

B．career

C．occupation

D．work

Not until quite recently ________ any idea what a cloned sheep was like．

A．did I have

B．I had

C．I didn’t have

D．will I have

Fires are one of the ________ of the decrease of the forests．

A．excuses

B．reasons

C．effects

D．causes

The bad cold ________ her awake the whole night．

A．kept

B．prevent

C．caused

D．stop

The peasants had to ________ heavy taxes and ________ greatly from hunger．

A．pay; suffered

B．take; suffered

C．make; goes

D．paid; suffer

Usually it’s ________ I can’t find anywhere to sit．

A．so crowded then

B．such crowded that

C．such a crowd place that

D．so crowded that

A storm ________ tonight．

A．is likely coming

B．is likely to come

C．is possibly to come

D．is perhaps to come

We take a weekend break there ________ we get the chance, ________ I am not too busy on the farm．

A．whenever; whenever

B．whenever; when

C．when; whenever

D．/; while

His entire education ________ no more than one year．

A．added to

B．added up to

C．was added up to

D．raised to

The castle appeared ________ the distance like a speck．

A．at

B．in

C．on

D．for