- New York is a wonderful place to live .

-But many people        to buy a house to live in.

A.  can’t pay    B.  can’t afford    C. can’t spend   D. can afford

I think          important for us to learn a foreign language well.　　

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

-Congretulations to you for your success!

　 -Thank you!            your help, I can’t make it.　

A. With         B. Without    C. Because of   D. Thanks to

-I hear that you have a brother,  but I have never seen him. 

   -He         the hometown since many years ago.  

A.  left             B.  has left    C. was away from   D. has been away from

        you have talk to him  , you will find he is a good  person. 

A.  Though    B.  Once    C. Because  D.  Unless

—What a nice classroom!

         —It _____ every day.

A.is cleaning      B.has cleaned   C.must clean     D.is cleaned

I spend much money on books _____ I am not rich.

A.but         B.so  C.even though  D.as if

China takes the leading position _____ space industry.

A.in  B.at   C.of  D.up

Teachers should _____ their students to practice _____ English as much as possible.

A.encourage; speaking      B.let; speak      

C.make; speak  D.keep;speaking

Maria has _____ trouble _____ math, so she often asks her math teacher for help.

A.much; understanding     B.no; with

C.many; understanding     D.not; to understand