In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ________ east of the city, watching ________ burning sun rising．

A．/; a

B．the; a

C．the; the

D．/; the

－Have you decided ________ you will buy a family car?

－Well, my husband hopes to have one next year．

A．whether

B．when

C．where

D．how

－The weather isn’t good enough for an outing, is it?

－No．We can’t have ________at this time of the year．

A．a nicer day

B．a worse day

C．a worst day

D．so fine a day

Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who ________ to visit the museum ________ asked to be at school gate before 6∶00 in the morning．

A．are; are

B．is; is

C．is; are

D．are; is

－Why were you not at the concert last night?

－I ________a close game between Seattle Sonics and Miami Bucks．

A．watched

B．had watched

C．was watching

D．have been watching

________, he would have been fired．

A．Had he lied to the boss

B．Did he lie to the boss

C．If he has lied to the boss

D．If he lies to the boss

After his retirement, John ________ fishing as one of his new hobbies．

A．took over

B．took in

C．took for

D．took up

In this workshop, the output of July was three times ________ of January．

A．that

B．this

C．one

D．it

Leonardo da Vince ________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free．

A．is said to be buying

B．is said to have bought

C．had said to buy

D．who said to have bought

－What made Bill so angry?

－________．His girl friend promised to come at 8∶30, but she hasn’t come yet．

A．Having kept waiting

B．Being kept waiting

C．To be keeping wait

D．Being kept waited