[单项选择]The only thing ______ I knew is ______ my brother said to me the other day.
A. which ; what B. that ; what C. what ; that D. that; which

[单项选择]I was angry when I knew my favorite apple tree ______.
A. cutting down
B. cutted down
C. being cut down
D. to be cut down

[单项选择]I tried to relax because I knew I would use up my oxygen sooner, ______.


A. the more excited I got
B. I got excited more
C. and more I got excited
D. and I got more excited

[单项选择]I knew I could not finish my homework（　）
A. by he had come
B. until he came
C. when he comes
D. before he comes

[单项选择]（　）I knew him better, I discovered that my impression had been right.
A. Which
B. As
C. Until
D. Unless

[填空题]I (write)（）to my parents only once since I came to the university.

[单项选择]I am so busy that I only go home to visit my folks once in a blue moon The italicized phrase means ______.
A. rarely
B. barely
C. now and then
D. one a year

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短文理解1
Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest inthe family, but she's twenty-five now. Anna was not well when she was little. It was a veryworrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and thenshe was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife
who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after little children. Isuppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot oftime together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. Weget on very well.
Although she looks like me (tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she's attractive.
She loves looking after animals- she has two dogs, three cats and a goat. She lives in alittle house in the country. I like animals too.
A. got an illness
B. was very queer
C. didn't look like the author

[单项选择]Not only my brother but also I ______ good at painting. Both of us ______ good painters.
A. are; are
B. am; are
C. is; is
D. are; is

[单项选择]______I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.
A. Direct
B. Directly
C. Moment
D. Constant

[单项选择]If only I ______my car!

[单项选择]I got a new battery for my recorder only last week, but it seems to have ______ already.
A. worn out
B. run down
C. knocked off
D. gone off

[单项选择]I knew the news, （　） I told you
A. As    
B. As though   
C. As far as   
D. As soon as

[单项选择]I told you ______ I knew. When did I conceal the matter from you


A. on the instant
B. at the instant
C. for instance
D. the instant