3. [2013 •新課標(biāo)全國卷D] Four and   half hours of discussion took us up to midnight  and     break for cheese, chocolate and tea with sugar.

A. a; a     B.  the; the

C./,the     D.  a; I

2. Her       for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivation      B. qualification

C. talent       D. technique

1. [2014*陜西卷〗Please send us all the information     you have about the candidate for the position.

A. that     B.  which   C.  as  D. what

15. ―I thought you were proud of the coat I     

—I，m afraid not. You'd better change it for another.

A. would wear       B.  had worn

C. wore            D. wear

14. The telephone     three times in the last hour, and each time it    for my sister.

A. had rung; was        B.  has rung; was

C. rang; has been       D.   has been ringing； is

13. ―Have you been wasting time on computer games again?

―    .I've been studying a lot and I need a break.

A. No way      B.  Not really

C. I don't agree  D.  I couldn't agree more

12. ―Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now.

―What a lucky dog! He     himself badly.

A.    should injure

B.    might injure

C.    should have injured

D.    could have injured

11. ―The Modern Art   Exhibition   in   the City Museum has been cancelled.

—Oh, no!      .

A.    It's a pity

B.    It doesn't matter

C.    I knew it already

D.    It's not interesting at all

10. Just in front of our house      with a history of 1,000 years. 

A.    does a tall tree stand

B.    stands a tall tree

C.    is standing a tall tree

D.    a tall tree stands

9. I took my driving licence with me on holiday,     I wanted to hire a car.

A. in case       B.  even if

C. ever since       D.  so that