The annual Christmas party last night was ________ success．We sang and danced

until it came to ________ end at 12∶30．

A．a;an

B．a;the

C．the;an

D．/;an

I'd like to work with ________ is honest and easy to get on with．

A．who

B．whoever

C．whomever

D．no matter who

The government has made many laws ________ the people's interests．

A．in favor of

B．in celebration of

C．in charge of

D．in front of

This problem may lead to more serious ones if ________ unsolved．

A．left

B．keeping

C．remained

D．making

What a fast learner he was! He ________ a lot of French when he lived with the

native．

A．took up

B．made up

C．picked up

D．turned up

He was working on a new book ________ I went to see him．

A．first time

B．for the first time

C．by the first time

D．the first time

Not until the motorbike looked almost new ________ repairing and cleaning it．

A．he stopped

B．did he stop

C．stopped he

D．he did stop

When ________ a new word, you'd better ________ a dictionary．

A．come across; refer to

B．coming across; consult

C．coming across; look up

D．come across; consulting

________ work has been done to prevent the water in the lake being polluted．

A．A mass of

B．A plenty of

C．A number of

D．A great many

Paper money was in ________ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ________ thirteenth century．

A．the ; x

B．the ; the

C．x; the

D．x; x