1 . It is known that water is not an endless resource, ________ can it be made once more, so we should save and protect it.

A．so

B．as

C．thus

D．nor

2 . Barely ________settled down in Beijing when he was tasked ________over the company in Shanghai, whose CEO was diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago.

A．he had ; to take	B．had he ; with taking
C．had he; to take	D．he had; with taking

3 . Not only ________ do well in her study but she is also good at sports.

A．Mary does

B．Mary did

C．does Mary

D．did Mary

4 . When I got home last night, I was frightened to find that in front of my door ________.

A．was seated a large dog

B．sat a large dog

C．a large dog was seated

D．did a large dog sit

5 . ________ did I accept this unreasonable suggestion.

A．By no means

B．By all means

C．By means of

D．By this means

6 . People there would step on your feet or push you with their elbows, ________ (hurry) ahead to get a ticket. But on no account ________ stir up trouble with them.

A．hurrying; you mustn’t	B．hurried; you mustn’t
C．hurrying; must you	D．hurried; must you

7 . Hardly          when the wedding ceremony          to begin.

A．had the limousine arrived...announced

B．did the limousine arrive...announced

C．had the limousine arrived...was announced

D．arrived the limousine...was announced

8 . So sudden ________ that Timothy fainted ________ he knew it.

A．was the news; for the moment	B．the news was; for the moment
C．was the news; the moment	D．the news was; the moment

9 . In the beautiful garden          an artificial hill (假山) and some tall trees.

A．stand

B．stands

C．have

D．has

10 . Not until Mr. Smith came to China          what kind of a country she is from.

A．didn’t he know	B．had he known
C．hadn’t he known	D．did he know