The writer's father retired early because .
A.he walked on the cliffs every morning
B.he lost track of time
C.he had to drive his kid to school everyday
D.he was unable to get anywhere on time

At the age of eight, the writer's house was .
A.in the town
B.by the sea
C.on boat
D.under the mountain

Hoa and Lan are at the party.
- Hoa: “You look very beautiful in that dress, Lan”.
- Lan: “ .”
A.I don’t mind
B.Thanks for your compliment
C.You tell a lie
D.I’m sorry

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (31) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?
For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is (32) very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factor robot carries (33) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs.
(34) , there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs (35) will operate the machine.
(35)
A.who
B.what
C.that
D.where

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (31) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?
For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is (32) very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factor robot carries (33) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs.
(34) , there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs (35) will operate the machine.
(33)
A.away
B.out
C.over
D.off

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (31) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?
For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is (32) very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factor robot carries (33) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs.
(34) , there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs (35) will operate the machine.
(32)
A.actually
B.likely
C.seriously
D.hardly

_______(43)
A.upon
B.in
C.at
D.for

This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party.
A.The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
B.My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
C.I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
D.I had the first enjoyable wedding party.

Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiner will accept your answer.
A.Although the examiner cannot read your handwriting, he will accept your answer.
B.Whatever your handwriting, the examiner will accept your answer.
C.The examiner will accept your answer if your handwriting is beautiful.
D.So long as the examiner can read your handwriting, he will accept your answer.

The situation was embarrassing. She did not know what to do.
A.It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
B.So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
C.She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
D.So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.