[单项选择]When I got out of the car and walked about among them,（　）one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer.
A. see that
B. except that
C. provided that
D. except for

[单项选择]When I got out of the car and walked about among them, ______ one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer.


A. see that
B. except that
C. provided that
D. except for

[单项选择]________ had we started when the car got a flat tire.


A. Hardly
B. Rarely
C. No sooner
D. Nearly

[单项选择]She has put on a lot of weight since she got out of the hospital.
A. 自从出院以来她挑起了工作的重担。
B. 自从出院以来她长胖了很多。
C. 因为她出院了，所以挑起工作的重担。
D. 因为她出院了，所以长胖了许多。

[单项选择]You cannot be（）careful when driving a car on the superhighway.
A. very
B. too
C. so
D. enough

[单项选择]How old was Susan Ford when she got married


A. 23
B. 22
C. 24
D. 21

[单项选择]TEXT D The first clue came when I got my hair cut．The stylist offered not just the usual coffee or tea but a complimentary nail—polish change while 1 waited for my hair to dry．Maybe she hoped this little amenity would slow the growing inclination of women to stretch each haircut to last four months while nursing our hair back to whatever natural colour we long ago forgot． Then there was the appliance salesman who offered to carry my bags as we toured the microwave aisle．When I called my husband to ask him to check some specs online，the salesman offered a pre-emptive discount，lest the surfing turn up the same model cheaper in another store．That night，for the first time，I saw the Hyundai ad promising shoppers that if they buy a car and then lose their job in the next year，they can return it． Suddenly everything’s on sale．The upside to the economic downturn is the immense incentive it gives retailers to treat you like a queen for a day．During the flush times．Salespeople we
A. Shops try all kinds of means to please customers．
B. Shops，large or small，are offering big discounts．
C. Women tend to have their hair cut less frequently．
D. Customers refrain from buying things impulsively．

[单项选择]When she got to the little house, someone opened the door to let her in.

[单项选择]When could Hank own the car

[单项选择]Did anyone call when I was out
A. everyone
B. someone
C. nobody
D. anybody

[单项选择]The old man got into the car and they drove for two hours.

[单项选择]They happened to （）for Tianjin when we got there.
A. leave
B. have left
C. leaving
D. had left