1 . The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ________.

A．is made

B．would made

C．was to be made

D．had made

2 . Planning so ahead ________ no sense—so many things will have changed by next year.

A．made

B．is making

C．makes

D．has made

3 . When_______， the museum will be open to the public next month．

A．to complete	B．completes
C．completing	D．completed

4 . We can't_______buying a new car any longer. The one we've got now just doesn't start in the morning．

A．put off

B．pick up

C．count on

D．bear on

5 . The car is great_______its power, economy and space, but it is not comfortable．

A．by way of	B．by means of
C．in terms of	D．in place of

6 . My brother lent me the money,_______I couldn't have afforded the trip．

A．Furthermore	B．Otherwise
C．Moreover	D．Nevertheless

7 . So,______ one year of planning，what made you decide then to go into architecture？

A．having done	B．doing
C．to do	D．done

8 . The shipping group, _______profits dived last year by nearly a third, has told shareholders to expect an even lower result for this year．

A．whose

B．where

C．which

D．that

9 . ﹣That drum player was certainly loud．
﹣I wasn't bothered by his loudness_______by his lack of skill．

A．so much as	B．rather than
C．as though	D．more or less

10 . Whale breathe through lungs just as we humans do，so they_______come up for air．

A．may

B．can

C．might

D．must