—George is a wise person .

—But in my opinion , he is _______ than wise .

   A. cleverer         B．braver       C. more brave         D．less brave

—Such a mistake could have been avoided.

   —Unfortunately, he _______ the mistake again and again.

   A．repeated　　　　　　　　　　      B. would repeat

   C．had repeated　　　　　　　　       D. would have repeated

In Britain today women __________44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

   A. build up       B．make up   C．take up     D．send up

Don’t worry too much about________mistakes. They are ______ natural part of learning.

         A.不填；a        B. the；a          C. the；不填   D. the; the

The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

   A. matters B．cares C．considers   D．minds

 —Did you meet with the famous space hero , Yang Liwei ?

    — ______ I had come here earlier !

         A．If only        B．If not         C．But for      D．For fear

 With a lot of difficult problems ____, the manager felt worried all the time.

   A. settled        B. to be settled        C. settling         D. to settle

. They really have a great time too , designing everything , drawing the blue prints , _________the angles and so on .                   

   A. looking out   B. taking out   C. finding out D. figuring out     

There must be ____ with the machine.

   A. something wrong serious          B. something seriously wrong

   C. something serious wrong          D. something wrong seriously

  —Nowadays the doctors are trying their best to reduce the people’s fear__________ they would be affected by the present disease called “Bird Flu （禽流感）”.

         A．whether   B．which        C．that D．when