The new school complex cost ______ the city council had budgeted for.

     A. just twice as much as                                     B. twice more by far than

     C. twice much more than                                   D. almost twice as much as

_______ is a time that is supported to be free from worries.

     A. child                         B. childlike                   C. childish                     D. childhood

With so much _______, I’m lucky to be in work.

     A. employees                B. employers                 C. employment              D. unemployment

Some 3000 people die a year in the United States _______ using cocaine, according to a survey.

     A. because                    B. therefore                   C. during                       D. after

I had a red pen but I seem to have lost it; I think I’d better buy ______ one.

     A. the other                   B. another                     C. others                        D. the

Most Americans don’t object _____ being called by their first names.

     A. about                        B. for                            C. in                              D. to

The existence of many stars in the sky _______ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

     A. lead                          B. leading                     C. have led                    D. leads

No matter what different, various music types have one thing in common: touching

                                 A                             B                                                                                C                  D

the hearts of  listeners.

Tony has not rarely missed a play or concert since he was seventeen years old.

                 A                                               B              C                                                                  D

Good clerks are happy to wait for their customers.

             A                           B              C                          D