“That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.




A.Jean’s mother said she like her dress.
B.Jean’s mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress.
C.Jean’s mother complimented her on the lovely new dress.
D.Jean’s mother told her to buy that lovely new dress.

__________, he felt so unhappy and lonely.




A.In spite of his being wealth
B.Despite his wealthy
C.Rich as was he
D.Rich as he was

One __________ of their new house is that it has no garden.




A.disadvangtage
B.complaint
C.dislike
D.pity

I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown __________ to the noise of the airplanes.




A.unconscious
B.aware
C.accustomed
D.familiar

Scientists chose twins for their study because ______.




A.they have the same genetic background, usually with similar intelligence
B.they are born into the same family, hence the same upbringing
C.they have the same economic background and hence the same opportunities
D.each twin has the same environment as his/ her twin

_________(42)




A.of
B.with
C.for
D.about

The building work must be finished by the end of the month _______ of cost.




A.ignorant
B.regardless
C.thoughtless
D.uncaring

_______ students in our class is 45.




A.A large amount of
B.A lot of
C.A number of
D.The number of

It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night , as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment




A.right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont , so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.
B.I think that Mary is on holiday in Vermont now , so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night
C.if it was Mary that you heard yelling last night , then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment
D.are you sure is was Mary who shouted to you last night , because , as far I know , she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment

-“ where can we meet ? ”




A.-“ where can we meet ? ”
B.I do not know
C.I do not want to meet you
D.It’s up to you