[单项选择]They fulfilled the task in ______ it took us.
A. three-fourths time
B. three-fourths times
C. three-fourths the time
D. the three-fourths time

[单项选择]They fulfilled the task in ______ it took us.
A. three-fourths time
B. three-fourths times
C. three-fourths the time
D. the three-fourths time

[单项选择]The workers fulfilled the task ahead of schedule _______ bad weather.
A. because of
B. although
C. in spite of
D. despite of

[单项选择] I could not have fulfilled the task in time if it _____ for your help.
A. was not
B. had not been
C. had been
D. has been

[单项选择]We could not have fulfilled the task in time if it （） for their help.
A. was not
B. is not
C. had not been
D. has not been

[单项选择]The technician took one day to complete the task which I planned to fulfil within a week.
A. 这位技术员花一天时间完成任务，而我却要用一周来完成。
B. 这位技术员花一周时间完成任务，而我只要一天的时间。
C. 这位技术员花一天时间完成任务，代替我一周的时间。
D. 这位技术员花一天时间完成了我原计划用一周完成的任务。

[单项选择]He took me _______ task for not doing it.
A. into
B. upon
C. to
D. on

[单项选择]His boss {{U}}took him to task{{/U}} for his habitual lack of punctuality.
A. reprimanded him
B. reproached him
C. praised him
D. criticized him

[单项选择]They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, ______ was something we had not expected.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. which

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Directions:This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 16 through 20.
Advice given by human resources officers in large foreign companies can help you find a satisfying job. Here are more useful suggestions.
1. Don’t start writing your resume before your graduation. From the first day you enter the university, you have begun writing it. Plan to put your four years to full use so that at graduation your resume will be full of valuable experiences and remarkbale academic (学术) results.
2. Never apply to a company or for a job blindly. Find out where your interests lie and what your advantages are. Decide first what road you want to take for the rest of your life. Choose a company and a job that fits you well.
3. Don’t feel inferior(低下的) to boys if you are a girl job-hunter. Except for some physical work, girls are as capable as boys. Girls even have lots of advantages over boys. For Example, girls
A. Bosses of big companies.
B. Officers who take in employees.
C. Students who will soon graduate.
D. People with much work experience.

[单项选择]They fulfilled the plan earlier than they ______ .
A. have expected
B. were expected
C. were expecting
D. had expected.

[单项选择]The train Donald took was
A. a daytime train to Glasgow.
B. a night train to Glasgow.
C. a daytime train to London.
D. a night train to London.