The word “Once” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.




A.before
B.since
C.after
D.while

After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader.




A.requesting
B.trying
C.offering
D.deciding

The scientists succeeded in finding a vaccine for that disease.




A.The scientists were able to find a vaccine for that disease.
B.The scientists were finding a vaccine for that disease.
C.The scientists should have found a vaccine for that disease.
D.The scientists couldn't find a vaccine for that disease.

______(14)




A.number
B.value
C.evaluation
D.quality

A.surround
B.increase
C.remove
D.mature

She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was _______.




A.out of work
B.out of order
C.off chance
D.off work

My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _______ last week.




A.must have done
B.can have done
C.may have done
D.should have done

_______ down to dinner than the telephone rang.




A.No sooner had I sat
B.Scarcely I sat
C.Hardly had I sat
D.No sooner I sat

It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing




A.over
B.on
C.in
D.up

As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.




A.bystanders
B.spectators
C.viewers
D.audiences