1 . Was it because Jack came late for school ______ Mr. Smith got angry?

A．why

B．who

C．where

D．that

2 . It was the culture, rather than the language, ________ made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.

A．where	B．why
C．that	D．what

3 . ---- Do you know _______ they got to know each other?
---- It was last year_______ they both taught Chinese in Scotland.

A．When it was that, when	B．when it was that, while
C．When it was that, that	D．When it was that, as

4 . The question that puzzled them is ____ they can get rid of the air pollution in the area.

A．how is it that

B．that how

C．what is it

D．how it is that

5 . Was it ______ he was playing volleyball on the playground_________ he got hurt?

A．that; when	B．when; that
C．that; where	D．where; that

6 . It is the educational system, rather than the teachers, _______ is to blame for the students’ heavy burden nowadays.

A．who

B．this

C．that

D．whom

7 . —I’ve read another book this week.
—Well, maybe __ is not how much you read but what you read that is important.

A．this

B．that

C．there

D．it

8 . It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ________ I found we had a lot in common.

A．was until; when

B．was until; that

C．was not until; when

D．was not until; that