___________ is well known to us all is _________ Kobe has become one of the most popular NBA players.

A. It; that     B. As; that       C. What; what    D. What; that

I was surprised to know that ________ two top students were caught stealing in the supermarket. Worse still, _______ third one was found fighting with others.

A. the; a      B. the; the   C. \；a        D. \；the 

Much ________ my surprise, every student looked at me _________surprise when I came into the classroom

A. in; to      B. to; by         C. to; in         D. in; in

It was the third time that the boy _________ late. So his teacher got very angry.

A. have been                      B. was

C. had been                       D. was being

The two military exercises were similar __________ they were both intended to give a threat to a certain country.

A. to what                        B. for which

C. in that                         D. except that

_________ everyone can hear the speaker, there is no _________ in turning up the radio.

A. Even if ; point                  B. Now that; point

C. Now that ; need                 D. Even if; need

Many friends sent me e-mails to _________ me on the birth of my son.

A. celebrate                      B. reward 

C. express                       D. congratulate

The boy the teachers considered _________ was caught __________ in the exam, which surprised us very much.

A. to be the best; cheating         

B. as the best student; to cheat

C. being the best; cheating         

D. as a good student; to cheat

 ------Does Shelly like shopping?

-----Well, she would rather spend time __________ at home than __________in the street.

A. read; wander                   B. reading; wander

C. in reading; to wander            D. reading; to wander

-----We didn’t find Smith attending the lecture.

------No one __________ him about __________ a lecture the following day.

A. told; there to be                 B. had told; there to be

C. told; there was                  D. had told; there being