A．put up B．think

　　C．come up with D．turn up

　　3．________ them，you will find there is something in common between them.

　　A．Comparing with B．Comparing to

　　C．Compared D．Comparing

　　4．The explorers were told to ________ themselves with everything they would need for the adventure.

　　A．associate B．relate

　　C．connect D．equip

　　5．What is well known to us all is that success________three important factors：talent，diligence and luck.

　　A．consists of B．is consisting

　　C．makes up D．is made up

　　6．The teacher said that the new curriculum for the next term ________ by the end of last week.

　　A．has been designed B．had been designed

　　C．has designed D．had designed

　　7．I'm sure the beauty of ________ nature there will make ________ excellent impression upon you.

　　A．the；an B．/；the

　　C．the；/ D．/；an

　　8．The ________ look on his face suggested that the boy ________ that.

　　A．surprising；hadn't expected B．surprised；hadn't expected

　　C．surprising；didn't expect D．surprised；shouldn't expect

　　9．Weather ________， we'll go swimming in the river tomorrow.

　　A．permits B．permitting

　　C．to permit D．permitted

　　10．Last night Mr Crook didn't come back at the usual time.________，he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

　　A．Meanwhile B．However

　　C．Instead D．Yet

　　11．The number of women workers in this new factory ________ 300，that is to say，it ________ 20%.

　　A．has increased by；has increased to

　　B．have increased to；has increased by

　　C．has increased to；has increased by

　　D．have increased by；has increased to

　　12．After her husband died，she had no choice but ________ doing some washing.

　　A．to live with B．live by

　　C．live with D．to live by

　　13．Mary________many of her classmates is fond of eating ice cream.

　　A．as good as B．as well as

　　C．as far as D．as long as

　　14．English can help us________people and make us stay in a foreign country easy and comfortable.

　　A．agree with B．express with

　　C．communicate with D．write to

　　15．-May I have your________to leave a little earlier?

　　-Of course，but you should come back tomorrow by 8 o'clock.

　　A．permission B．conclusion

　　C．encouragement D．suggestion