高中英语单选题

Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from      their parents speak at home.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．one

______, and everything will be all right.

A．Hold off

B．Hold on

C．Hold out

D．Hold up

In my opinion , the thief is likely to come , please look _____ for him .

A．up

B．after

C．out

D．down

When I graduate from this famous university, I’ll _______  what I have learned to everyday life.

A．use

B．apply

C．devote

D．stick

Gary Locke, a Chinese American, once ____as the governor of Washington for 8 years and now is U.S. Commerce Secretary.

A．had worked

B．worked

C．is working

D．has been working

Creating world peace is a rather difficult goal, ____ calls for efforts of many generations.

A．one that

B．one

C．that

D．it

Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt ___but lonely.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．all

D．everything

___, all the quarrels came to an end.

A．The lost money was found	B．Was the lost money found
C．Because the lost money found	D．The lost money found

____was expected, only five people turned up at the party, ___disappointed the hostess very much.

A．As, which

B．As, that

C．It, that

D．It, which

As the life they were used to _____ changed by the terrible earthquake, the people in the earthquake-stricken area are doing all they can ______ their new life.

A．have now been, build	B．having now been, to build
C．has now been, to build	D．is now, build

---Mary looks down today. What is up?
---Well, ____ happened between Mary and me is none of your business.

A．wherever

B．whoever

C．whatever

D．no matter what

The poor man stood there, with his hands ____, ____ his eyes upon the dark cave.

A．crossed, fixing

B．crossing, fixing

C．crossed, fixed

D．crossing, fixed

Please put on more clothes. It is ___ that it will be a bit colder this afternoon.

A．likely

B．sure

C．certainly

D．perhaps

Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ___ it was 20 years ago, ___ it was so poorly equipped. 

A．what, when

B．that, which

C．what, which

D．which, that

This book will show you ________ can be used in other contexts.

A．how you have observed	B．how what you have observed
C．that you have observed	D．how that you have observed