8、The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

A. was                B. were                  C. had been                 D. would be

7、The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _____ by 2006.

A. has been completed                                  B. has completed

C. will have been completed                          D. will have completed

6、George Orwell, _______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays.

A. the real name                    B. what his real name

C. his real name                    D. whose real name

5、Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered                   B. has been considering   

C. considered                       D. is going to consider

4、The Foreign Minister said, “_______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace. ”

A. This is             B. There is         C. That is            D. It is

3、

My advisor encouraged _______ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

A. for me taking    B. me taking   C. for me to take  D. me to take

2、－What’s that terrible noise?

－The neighbors _______ for a party.

A. have prepared   B. are preparing C. prepare         D. will prepare

1、______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.

   A. With            B. Besides       C. As for          D. Because of

38、  What’s the matter with the man hanging his head there?

Well, if you _______ know, he was caught stealing my car.

   A. must       B. may      C. can      D. shall

37、This is the very place __________ we once had military training.

   A. that      B. which      C. where      D. there