1 . It is you rather than he that ______ for this terrible accident.

A．is blamed	B．is to blame
C．are to blame	D．should blame

2 . I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be __________ to carry it out.

A．connected

B．fastened

C．bound

D．stuck

3 . What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the glasses, so he didn’t know who _____________.

A．was blamed	B．was to be blamed
C．was to blame	D．would be blamed

4 . It’s almost five years____we saw each other last time .

A．before

B．since

C．after

D．when

5 . Bring the flowers into a warm room ________ they’ll soon open.

A．or	B．and
C．but	D．for

6 . An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________.

A．practical

B．avoidable

C．permanent

D．beneficial

7 . Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with __ of their parents.

A．those

B．one

C．both

D．that

8 . With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with______ service for passengers．

A．good	B．better
C．best	D．the best