-----Where are the children? Professor Zhang has come and his speech will start soon.

-----I wish they 　　　　always late.

A. hadn’t been B. wouldn’t be C. wouldn’t have been D. weren’t

 In the dark forests _____, some large enough to hold several English towns.

  A. do many lakes lay                  B. lie many lakes 

  C. lay many lakes                   D. many lakes lay

 Colonel Harland Sanders was the founder of KFC, for _____ life was full of failures before he was successful.

  A. whom      B. who              C. whose             D. his

 Someone who lacks perseverance is unlikely to _______ a good researcher.

  A. make          B. turn                C. get                 D. grow

--- Sorry to say that I can’t play football with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.

--- _____. Have some fun!

A. Don’t be a wet blanket　　　　　　　 B. It’s not my cup of tea　

C. It doesn’t matter　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. We’re all ears

 ______ is well known to us all is ______Yao Ming has become the boss of the Shanghai Sharks, who attended the opening ceremony of the new CBA season on Dec. 19, 2009

  A. It; that     B. What; what    C. As; that     D. What; that

—I don’t know how to deal with my son. He always refuses ______ advice I give him.

—He just wants to show he has grown up, maybe.

A. no matter what　　　　　　　 B. whatever　

C. no matter which　　　　　　 D. whichever

—Things are getting even worse now without Jackson.

—It’s certain that he will ______ at the football field.　

A. turn up　 B. come out　 C. put up　 D. take up

--- I can’t find my raincoat. I hung it behind the door.

--- I saw Peter going away with _____, but I’m not sure whether it’s yours.

A. one　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

 According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, _____ crocodile, will be in danger of dying out in _____ 2020s.

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