1 . Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.

A．takes off

B．took off

C．is taking off

D．has taken off

2 . He’s got himself in a dangerous situation ______ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．where

3 . Sales director is a position ________ communication ability is as important as sales skills.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

4 . ________ you’ ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A．After

B．Now that

C．Although

D．As soon as

5 . The number of people invited________ fifty, but a number of them________ absent for different reasons.

A．were; was

B．was; was

C．was; were

D．were; were

6 . Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.

A．relieved

B．reflected

C．responded

D．recovered

7 . 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

8 . Victor apologized for_____to inform me of the change in the plan.

A．his being not able	B．him not to be able
C．his not being able	D．him to be not able

9 . —I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
—That’s ______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

10 . Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but he hung up ________I could answer the phone.

A．unless

B．until

C．before

D．since