The manager promised to keep me _______ of _______ our business was going on well.

A. informed; whether B. informing; how   C. informing; whether   D. informed; how

Buses have routes. They _______ and _______ people at different places on the routes.

A. take on, get off      B. pick up, drop off    C. take up; take off   D. pick out; drop out

“The house _______ go to the daughter, not the son, according to the will of the father.” declared the judge.

A. may               B. should           C. must             D. shall

With everything _______ properly, the project is surely to progress smoothly as planned, step by step.

   A. arranging         B. having arranged  C. arranged         D. to be arranged

It is hard to say what kind of person he is. Sometimes he is very friendly; at other times he _______ be very cold.

A. can               B. must         C. will             D. shall

In my opinion, _______ matters is not one’s looks, but one’s inner thoughts.

A. that              B. it               C. what             D. this

What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _______ it is long.

   A. not half as wide as                       B. wide not as half as

   C. half not as wide as                       D. as wide as not half

— How long do you think it will be _______ the USA recovers from the losses of the financial crisis?

   — Perhaps four or five years.

   A. when                  B. since       C. that             D. before

Listening attentively in class and reviewing in time _______ a sure way to improve your learning, and this is especially true _______ it comes to standard tests.

A. are; when            B. is; when         C. is; while            D. are; as

_______ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on time, because we can’t miss _______ a precious opportunity．

A. Whatever; so           B. However; such    C. However; so      D. Whatever, such