I am getting tired of your beating around the bush. Let’s ____________ business straight away. In other words, what are you trying to ____________ to me?

A. get back; get through　　　　　　　 B. get over; get away

C. get off; get through　　　　　　　 D. get down to; get across

Johnson is a New Yorker; ____ is, he lives in New York.

 　 A. this　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. he　　 　 D. it

____ that I’m feeling all right, my brain is also beginning to work much better.

A. For　　　　　 　 B. Now　　　　 　　　 C. Since　　　　 D. Despite

Foreign visitors will be amazed ______ the art work of three cowboys on horseback ______ a crowd of cows back home along a road on the Rocky Mountains on one broad maple leaf.

　 A. seeing; driving 　 B. to see; to drive　 　 C. to see; driving　 　 D. seeing; to drive

It is every citizen’s duty to go out to ______ the snow on the street______ it stops falling so as to make it convenient for traffic to pass. .

A. sweep up; the instant　 B. clear up; the moment C. clean up; immediately D. whirled up; directly

Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ____ it comes to classroom tests.

A、before B、since　 C、when　 D、after

---Do you live in this city?　　　 ---No, we _____ it for holidays.

A. are just visiting　 B. just visited　 C. had already visited　 D. just visit

　　 has already been pointed out，grammar is not a set of dead rules．

　 A．As　　　　　 B．It　　　　　 C．That　　　　 D．Which

Used to TV shows, many people do not have the ________ to read a book that requires thinking.

　　 A．courage　　　　　 B．wisdom　　　　　 C．patience　　　　　 D．freedom

A well-written composition__________ a good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

A. calls on　　 B. calls for　　 C. calls up　 　 D. calls off