-----Ｉgot more than 650 marks in the middle examination.

----- Congratulations! You are really clever.

-----________!

   A. No, nothing     B. Oh, thanks a lot    C. Sometimes I’m clever    D. My pleasure

 At that time ,his country was ____ Japan, so hearing from him was extremely difficult.

A. at war with         B. at the war with    C. at war against  D. during the war with

 If the boy had ________the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.

A. set             B. left             C. had          D. put

 The generation ________makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

A. division         B. gap            C. separation    D . interval

 With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be ________

A. obtainable       B. potential       C. considerable D. feasible

 ________inviting guests and not treating them properly!

A. Strangely       B. Fantastically    C. Surprisingly  D. Fancy

 ________it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.    

A. By the way   B. In a way        C. In the way  D. In no way

 The two things are the same in outward form but different ________.

A. in addition    B. in brief        C. in common D. in essence

 Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ________standards.

A. equivalent     B. equal          C. alike        D. likely

 High interest rates ________people from borrowing money.

A. discourage    B. decrease      C. disturb      D. disgust