1. China is _______ old country with _______ long history.
A. an, a B. an, the
C. the, a D. the,/
2. We could not see the moon, for a cloud came _______.
A. at between B. in between
C. for between D. on between
3. We all think of you as the most suitable one to _______ the work.
A. take advantage of B. take care of
C. take charge of D. take in
4. Some of the hotels in our district are too expensive for ordinary people to _______ for a night.
A. stay at B. stay up
C. stay of D. stay away
5. It must be John. Who else would _____ he does?
A. work hard as B. be working as hard as
C. do harder work than D. work harder than
6. His health has begun to ______ now that he is old.
A. decline B. decrease
C. declare D. defeat
7. Leave at once _______ I’ll beat you.
A. and B. or
C. however D. but
8. “Why didn’t you tell me this before?”“I _______ but I didn’t have the chance.”
A. would B. would have
C. would rather D. could