[单项选择]Our garden is the second ______ one in our town.
A. large
B. larger
C. largest

[单项选择]The back garden of our house contains a lawn, __ very pleasant to sit on in summer.


A. which is
B. which it is
C. it is
D. where it is

[单项选择]The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______ very pleasant to sit on in summer.


A. which is
B. which it is
C. it is
D. where it is

[单项选择]If the radio waves had reached our planet one hundred years before, we would have______.


A. sent an immediate answer
B. sent an alarm against extraterrestrial attack
C. sent a short reply
D. sent no answer

[单项选择]Our programs come second to theirs.


A. come second after
B. are second only to
C. are first except for
D. are first place from

[单项选择]Our company employed about one hundred people.
A. interviewed
B. hired
C. dismissed
D. declined

[单项选择]Whenever he comes to our garden, he can’t help _________ the flowers.
A. admires
B. admired
C. admiring
D. to admire

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Passage One
We develop our impressions of other countries and their people through books, movies, television, magazines, fellow students, and friends. But is there really any substitute for first-hand experience
Come, spend a summer studying in the USA, and get to know people and a land which are incredibly rich in their variety. You may end up on an urban campus or a rural one, at a small school or a large one, in a cool climate or a warm one, in San Francisco or St. Louis. But whatever your experience, it will be first-hand, personal, alive, and unforgettable!
If you spend a summer studying in the USA, you’ll have advantages which the tourist never will. Not only will you learn the subject matter of your choice, but you’ll gain an understanding of the American educational system as well. You’ll experience the culture of the people and the dynamics of your physical environment. But above all, as a student you’ll have a chanc
A. outside the place where you study
B. outside the United States
C. who will ask you to stay longer in the USA
D. who will continue to keep in touch with you after you return to your own country

[单项选择]Our programs come second to thefts.（）
A. come second after
B. are second only to
C. are first except for
D. are first place from

[单项选择]If only our team （） one more point!
A. scores
B. had scored
C. scored
D. have scored

[单项选择]One of the most interesting inhabitants of our world is the bee, an insect which is indigenous to all parts of the globe except the polar regions.


A. residents
B. pets
C. intimates
D. creatures