5. English is       (fair) useful, but it's difficult to learn well.

4. I'm sure there will be more people       (speak) Chinese.

3. After finishing my maths homework,I continue       (do) my English homework.

2. I made much progress in       (speak) English.

1.       (learn) a foreign language requires too much effort.

(   ) 5. On those foggy days,you could hardly see anything around you       it was at noon.

   A. so   B. because   C. but   D. though

(   ) 4.       many children like KFC. I think they'd better not eat it too often.

   A. Because   B. When   C. Although   D. If

(   ) 3.       hard it was,he would never give up.

   A. Whatever   B. However

   C. Wherever   D. Whenever

(   ) 2. ―Did you read today's newspaper?

―Yes,I did. There is      . Do you want to know it?

   A. something exciting   B. exciting something

   C. exciting anything   D. anything exciting

(   ) 1.       progress have you made in recent years?

   A. How many   B. How much

   C. How far   D. How long