-----Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday?

-----News about the hurricane(颶風(fēng)) striking her country              an attack of homesickness.

       A. set aside     B. set out C. set off D. set about

-----Little Daniel is watering the flowers! Why?

-----Well, I’m not feeling very well today—otherwise I            it myself.

A. did                      B. would do                  C. have done            D. will have done

 Do you think the presidential election between Obama and Romney is worthy            ?

       A. discussing  B. to be discussed C. to discuss        D. being discussed

 Almost everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. It is            others are weak that maybe you have a great advantage.

       A. as          B. where       C. that      D. what

-----You didn’t wait for Mr. Smith last night, did you?

-----Yes, but we　　　　　 . He didn’t return home at all.

　　　 A. don’t have to　　 B. didn’t need to C. needn’t have D. should have

?-----She didn’t take the medicine last night, did she?

? -----　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A. No, but I wish she wouldn’t　　　　　　　　 B. No, but I wish she had

　　　 C. Yes, but I wish she did　　 D. Yes, but I wish she would

 To tell the truth, if it were not for the fact that you            my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.

       A. were        B. had been     C. are          D. have been

             we are laid off, all of us will have to be retrained and improve ourselves.

       A. Unless B. So that       C. Until   D. In case

-----Is this the first time you　　　　　 Quanzhou?

-----No. But the first time I　　　　　 here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.

　　　 A. visited; came　　 B. visited; have come

　　　 C. have visited; have come　 D. have visited; came

After months of voyage, Columbus arrived in what later            to be a new continent.

       A. had been proved B. was proved C. had proved D. proved