— She joined a football team last fall and was recently made captain．

----Never ____ she’d ever have that much energy．

A．I had thought                              B．I would have thought

C．could I have thought                               D．will I have thought

______ these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination．

A．Even though            B．As              C．In spite of            D．While

It took ________ seemed to be years ________ the actress finally turned up, which made the journalists as well as audiences disappointed and angry．

A．what, until           B．which, since          C．what, before          D．which, once

_____ to advertisements constantly can help to change people’s opinions over time．

A．Exposed         B．Being exposed        C．Exposing        D．To be exposed

Written in a hurry, ______．How can it be satisfactory?

A．they found many mistakes in the report

B．Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

C．there are plenty of mistakes in the report

D．the report is full of mistakes

_______ the exploration of the botanical world ______ on a large scale．

A．It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that; had begun

B．It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when; began

C．Not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did; begin

D．Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; began

Advertisements have become part of our everyday life and so it’s important that everyone of us _________ ourselves about them to avoid being fooled by them．

A．be educated              B．educates         C．educate          D．is to educate

How did you find your visit to the museum, John? --- ______

A．By taking a No．3 bus．                            B．Oh, wonderful, indeed．

C．I went there alone．                                D．A classmate of mine showed me the way．

---Nowadays more and more people move to cities because there are better job opportunities．

---I don’t agree．Most of them remain unemployed, cannot afford housing and eventually ____________ living in poverty．

A．set up          B．take up         C．end up         D．put up

I arrive at 9:00, teach until 12:30 and then have a meal；that is my ________．

A．routine       B．tendency            C．fashion           D．procedure