Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?




A.They established New York’s first newspaper.
B.They published comic strips about the newspaper war.
C.Their comic strips are still published today.
D.They owned major competitive newspapers.

Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.




A.They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
B.They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
C.They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
D.Their dog was too fierce to visit.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
The room was such dark that we could see nothing.




A.was
B.such
C.nothing
D.

I knew it was likely to rain. ............... , we decided to have a picnic. (However / Besides / Therefore)




A.However
B.Besides
C.Therefore
D.

Can't you finish your work................ we help you?




A.if
B.unless
C.as
D.because

When you are arriving at the station, give me a ring and then I'll come and fetch you in my car.




A.you are arriving
B.give me a ring
C.I'll come
D.fetch you

I'm watching a live show for the first time.




A.I have never watched a live show before.
B.I never watch a live show before.
C.I have already watched a live show.
D.I have ever watched a live show before.

He gave up smoking.




A.He wouldn't like smoking.
B.He doesn't mind smoking.
C.He hates smoking.
D.He used to smoke.

It’s hard to concentrate when you are tired.




A.The more tired you are, it’s harder to concentrate.
B.When you are tired, the harder it is to concentrate.
C.The most tired you are, the hardest it is to concentrate.
D.The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate

Dr. Johnson, the first woman elected president of the University, was intelligent, capable, and awared of the problems to be solved.




A.elected
B.was
C.awareness
D.to be solved