1 . The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ______ around that level ever since.

A．are remaining	B．have remained
C．is remaining	D．has remained

2 . December 25 is the day____ westerners celebrate as their Christmas Day.

A．when	B．that
C．as	D．on which

3 . This is the first time we         a film in the cinema together as a family.

A．see	B．had seen
C．saw	D．have seen

4 . Mr. Blake ________ Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ________ on Sunday?

A．is leaving; is taking off	B．leaves; takes off
C．is leaving; takes off	D．leaves; is taking off

5 . ---Nancy has worked in our company for three years. She speaks French very fluently.
---She           French for four years in university.

A．studied

B．had studied

C．has studied

D．study

6 . _____ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A．However a serious problem	B．What a serious problem
C．However serious a problem	D．What serious a problem

8 . Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves _______ half an hour.

A．by	B．in
C．for	D．until

9 . What _______________ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive _______________ prize.

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; a

D．a; /

10 . I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good       .

A．to be breathed	B．to breathe
C．breathing	D．being breathed