1 . I can’t say which wine is best -- it’s a(n) ___ of personal taste.

A．affair

B．event

C．matter

D．variety

2 . It was the third time that I ________ of the changes of the timetable.

A．had informed	B．have informed
C．had been informed	D．have been informed

3 .          that you are chosen to be a volunteer at the coming Olympic Games,what will you do?

A．Assumed	B．Assuming
C．To assume	D．To be assumed

4 . The driver was at ___ loss when ____word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A．a; /	B．a; the
C．the; the	D．/; /

5 . — How do you find _________ birthday party of the Smiths?
— I should say it was __________ complete failure．

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．a; /

D．the; /

6 . .I can’t quite remember __________he started to work as a teacher.

A．that it was when	B．when it was that
C．when was it that	D．that was it when

7 . One of our rules is that every student _______ wear school uniform while at school.

A．might	B．could
C．shall	D．will

8 . Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to ________ our school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago.

A．sponsor

B．launch

C．organize

D．plan

9 . ______not to miss the flight at 15：20，the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.

A．Reminding	B．Reminded
C．To remind	D．Having reminded

10 . It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

A．other than

B．or rather

C．rather than

D．more than