11. ---What did your father do before he works here?

　 ---He _____ the city bus for over ten years.

A. drives　　　 B. was driving　　 C. drove　 　D. has driven

10. I wonder why Mr. Wang did not attend the lecture. He _____ another one.

A .could have　　　　　　　　　 B. must have

C. might have had　　　　　　　 D. should have

9. The police found that the house _____ and a lot of things _____.

A .has broken into; has been stolen　 B. had broken into; had been stolen

C. has been broken into; stolen　　　 D. had been broken into; stolen

8. He did not go into detail on the subject. He spoke _____.

A. in common　　 B. in particular　 C. in general　 D. in short

7. Tom _____ his father _____ character and some everyday habits.

A. differs in; from　　　　　　　 B. differs from; in

C. different from; in　　　　　　 D. is different from; in

6. Although they are twin brothers, they _____ in many respects.

A. have much in common　　　　　 B. have little in common

C. have a lot in common　　　　　 D. have a little in common

5. _____ his own study with his classmates, Xiao Li found he had fallen far behind.

A. comparing　　　　　　　　　 B. compared

C. comparing with　　　　　　　 D. compared with

4. What he said at the meeting is really _____, so many people were _____.

A. confused; confusing　　　　　 B. confusing; confused

C. confused; confused　　　　　　 D. confusing; confusing

3. It _____ whether you will come to the meeting or not this evening. Which of the following answers is wrong?

A. matters a lot　　　　　　　　　 B. makes much difference

C. makes a difference　　　　　　 D. is important

2. Can you imagine the difficulty that he had _____ the problems?

A. to work out　　　　　　　　　 B. work out

C. worked out　　　　　　　　　 D. working out