Brazil has hosted the World Cup once before, in 1950, ______ they lost 2-1 in the final to Uruguay.

A. when B. which C. where D. at which

I haven’t finished my report, but I promise I ______ it by the end of the week.

A. will finish B. have finished

C. will be finishing D. will have finished

---Have you got the ticket to the football match? ---No. When I got to the ticket office, ______ was left.

A. nothing B. none C. no one D. few

The dish has a special flavor（風(fēng)味）. You can hardly imagine how it tastes ______ you really taste it.

A. since B. after C. until D. as

After beating Greece with only ten on team, Costa Rica ______ as the biggest dark horse in Brazil.

A.showed off B.showed up

C.showed around D.showed in

Your ideas are very interesting, but we need ______ suggestions to get us out of the trouble.

A. impressive B. brilliant

C. practical D. permanent

Don’t believe him. This is just a story he ______.

A. found B. guessed

C. searched D. invented

The job market has changed and our _______ to finding work must change as well.

A. approach B. solution

C. assumption D. situation

She wears ______ long hair while her husband wears _______ long beard.

A. a; a B. /; a C. /; / D. a; /

Seeing Mary can cheer you up. She seldom appears ______ happy.

A. rather than B. other than

C. more than D. less than