Surprisingly, everyone was on time for the meeting ________ Jessy, who's ten minutes late for everything．

A．but

B．only

C．even

D．yet

Jack thinks he is ________ Einstein, ________ man like Einstein．

A．/ ; a

B．/; the

C．an ; a

D．an; the

Many students in this school make ________ a rule to come to the evening classes even on Saturdays．

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．them

In the past decades, sea ice ________ in the Arctic as a result of global warming．

A．had melted

B．has been melting

C．melted

D．is melting

American Indians ________ about five percent of the U．S．population．

A．fill up

B．bring up

C．make up

D．set up

He ordered that the work ________ right away．

A．should finish

B．finished

C．be finished

D．will be finished

Christmas is a holiday usually celebrated on December 25 ^th ________ the birth of Jesus Christ．

A．in charge of

B．in terms of

C．in favor of

D．in honor of

The wolves hid themselves in the places ________couldn't be found．

A．that

B．where

C．in which

D．in that

________ people spend so much money on their pets ________ us a lot．

A．That; surprises

B．What; surprising

C．How; are surprised

D．That; is surprised

We are looking forward to ________ another chance ________ it again．

A．be given; to try

B．give; to try

C．giving; trying

D．having; to try