----Nowadays children have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time ____ busy schoolwork.

----- No wonder they have more and more pressure.

A. rather than         B. owing to            C. expect for   D. apart from                   

Not until the taxi disappeared in the distance      her handbag was gone.

       A．Tina had found  B．did Tina find  C．had Tina found     D．Tina found

---How time flies!

---Yes.The year 2012 is coming_________ we realize it.

A.until B.when C.before D.after

??????????---Is the man our sales-manager?

---No,it _________be him;he never drives.

A.　　 won’t B.can’t C.mustn’t D.may not

 Sam _____ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

   A. brought up     B. looked up      C. picked up      D. set up

— Has Tom finished writing his essay today?

— I have no idea. He ______ it this morning.

A. wrote   B. has written   C. was writing      D. had written

 I should convey my appreciation to my high school teachers, without ____ help I wouldn’t achieve such a big success.

A. whom                B. them            C. which           D. whose

 _____ interesting the film is, I won’t waste any time on it.

A. No matter    B. Whatever     C. However     D. Whichever

We all consider it a best ___________to solving the problem.

A.way  B.method  C. means D.approach

__________news came to her as __________shock that her husband was kidnapped.

A.A,  /  B.The, a  C.A. the  D.The, /