_____________the production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A. As          B. Because       C. With        D. While

—Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.

—I____ it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.

A.attended　　　　　　　　　　　 B.had attended

C.would attend　　　　　　　　　 D.would have attended

_______ the two oceans the Pacific is ______ .

A. In; the large 　 B. For; larger

C. Of; larger 　 D. Of, the larger

  The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.

　 　The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑師), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition.

　 　The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (監(jiān)禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal.

1. The Taj Mahal was built for____ .

　　A. Mumtaz 　　　　　　　　　　　B. Shah

　　C. Either Mumtaz or Shah 　　　 　D. Both Mumtaz and Shah

2. The passage mainly tells us____ .

　　A. why the Taj Mahal was built

　　B. the love story between Shah and Mumtaz

　　C. some information about the Taj Mahal

　　D. the Taj Mahal—the pride of Indians

3. Form the passage we can learn that____ .

　　A. the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before.

　　B. the Taj Mahal doesn't exist now.

　　C. the Taj Mahal has completely changed.

　　D. the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest.

The child dreamed that he had once lived in a _______ house in the forest.

A. wooden pretty little                                B. little pretty wooden

C. pretty little wooden                                D. wooden little pretty

He was sure that Mathilde had lost her necklace _____ in the palace _____ on her way home.

　 A. either; or 　 B. neither; or

　 C. not only; but also 　 D. both; and

---I regret ________ you that our library will be closed next Wednesday for the sports meeting.

---So you mean will not be able to borrow books on that day?

　 A. informing　　　　　　　 B. to inform

C. to have informed　　　　　　 D. having informed

―It’s thirty years since we last met.
  ―But I still remember the story, believe it or not, ____ we got lost on a rainy night. 
 A. which       B. that
C. what       D. when

___ production up by 60% , the company has had another excellent year.

　　A.For 　　　　　　B.As 　　　　　　C.Throngh 　　　　D.With

He hurried to the booking office only _____ that all the tickets has been sold out.（06陜西）

A. to be told　　　 B. to tell　　　　　 C. told　　　　　 D. telling