The rooms need _________．Our guests are coming tomorrow．

A．to clean

B．cleaning

C．cleaned

D．being cleaned

I like Hangzhou very much, its spring _________．

A．in particular

B．on the whole

C．on average

D．in the flesh

_________ for your advice, I wouldn’t have won this competition．

A．If it were not

B．Had it not been

C．Would it not been

D．Not it had been

China is famous _________ the Great Wall and also _________ one of the largest countries with the largest population．

A．as, for

B．for, for

C．as, as

D．for, as

_________ his muscle disease, Marty still leads a rich and full life．

A．As a consequence of

B．On behalf of

C．Due to

D．In spite of

Changbaishan is in _________ Jilin Province and it is _________ home to a great diversity of rare plants and animals．

A．the; a

B．the;/

C．/;/

D．/; the

Mr．Smith, _________ of the _________ speech, started to read a novel．

A．tiring, boring

B．tiring, bored

C．tired, bored

D．tired, boring

We went through a period _________ communications were very difficult in the countryside．

A．which

B．in which

C．whose

D．with which

He sent me an e-mail, _________ to get further information．

A．hoping

B．hoped

C．to hope

D．hope

Keep on trying, _________ you’ll succeed _________

A．and; on time

B．or; at one time

C．and; in time

D．or; all the time