1 . Nowadays people take___ exercise a day as they did in the past because of widely used automobiles.

A．less than half	B．less than as half as
C．less than half as much	D．half less than

2 . It was not just the size of the party last night but ________ it meant to our company________ made it unique.

A．that; that	B．what; that
C．what; what	D．that; what

3 . Not far from the club was there a garden, _____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.

A．whose	B．its
C．which	D．that

4 . All the soldiers were placed exactly      the local government wanted them for the control of the comeback of the flood.

A．while

B．when

C．where

D．though

5 . As simple and convenient way to get       latest fashions online, online shop-ping also has       major problem—you can’t see whether they fit or not.

A．the;the

B．不填；the

C．the;a

D．不填；不填

6 . Boys and girls, you should know what a great difference good manners in public will ________ to a person.

A．owe

B．belong

C．contribute

D．make

7 . Such _________ the case, I couldn’t help but _________ him.

A．being; support	B．is; to support
C．has been; supporting	D．be; supported

8 . Due to the policy of free highway fees on major holidays, too many passenger cars are trapped on the highways, causing heavy traffic jams, some even _______ for several hours.

A．held up

B．broken up

C．taken up

D．given up

9 . Why! I have nothing to explain.        you want me to say?

A．What is it that	B．What it is that
C．How is it that	D．How it is that

10 . ______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for _______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A．As; whom	B．What; whose
C．It; whose	D．What; whom