My house_________in 1986.




A.is built
B.was building
C.was built
D.has been built

Unless we are granted a visa soon, it will be too late for us to go to Belgium.




A.If we don’t want to miss our chance to go to Belgium, we should apply for a visa soon.
B.We will have to delay our trip to Belgium for a short time while we are waiting for a visa.
C.It is too late for us to go to Belgium, and any way we still haven’t been given a visa for the country.
D.We must be given a visa shortly; otherwise, our chance to go to Belgium will have been lost.

Why does the author mention the city of Philadelphia in line 9?




A.Its postal service was inadequate for its population.
B.It was commemorated by the first US postage stamp.
C.It was the largest city in the USA in 1847
D.It was the site of the first post office in the USA

Our civilization is so commonplace to us that rarely we stop to think about its complexity.




A.is so commonplace
B.that
C.we stop
D.its complexity

________(35)




A.cautious
B.consider
C.reckon
D.remember

The man had a baby. It was a nice girl of three.




A.The man had a baby. It was a nice girl of three.
B.Baby was the lion’s name.
C.The policeman told the man to show Baby the town.
D.The lion visited the London Zoo.

_____(13)




A.facts
B.problems
C.cases
D.things

Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.




A.return
B.arrive
C.visit
D.enter

Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons _________ .




A.money beside
B.money besides
C.beside money
D.besides money

Shall we start now?" -" ____________ ."




A.Yes, we are
B.Yes, let's
C.Of course not
D.No, no