_______the waiter didn’t understand what the old lady was saying, he knew what she wanted.

A. Unless      B. No matter

C. Even though D. Because

A number of foreign players          playing basketball in the NBA. The number of them      about five hundred.

A. are, is        B. is, are

C. are, are      D. is, is

—You’ve changed a lot.

–Yeah. We ate five meals a day during my vacation. I’ve      ten pounds.

A put up       B. put out

C. put on      D. put away

–It has been thirty years since I      my hometown.

—How time flies! Great changes in our hometown       in the last thirty years.

A. leave, take place

B. left, have been taken place

C. left, have taken place

D. have left, took place

He found       interesting that       many products in the local shops were made in China.

A. that, so      B. it, such

C. that, such    D. it, so

Jack takes up      books in the bookstore       his free time.

A. read, spend       B. reading, to spend

C. to read, spending  D. reading, spending

—Are your shirts made        cotton?

—Yes, they are. And they were made        the US.

A. of, from      B. from, in

C. of, in        D. from, of

He________ for two years. We are still sad about his _________.

A. died, dead       B. has died, death

C. has died, dead   D. has been dead, death

—Could you please tell me          ?

—Sorry. I’m not sure how to get there.

A. how can I get to the post office

B. how to get to the post office

C. which the way to the post office is

D. where is the post office

My father used to         work, but now he is used to       there.

A. walk, driving    B. walking, drive

C. walk, drive    D. walking, driving