He （）office in 2000 and （）office a year later.

单项选择题The company wasted（）investing in out-of-date technology.

A.a million pound
B.millions of pounds
C.several millions of pound
D.a million of pounds

单项选择题What the expert has said and done will be（）to the department managers.

A.value
B.benefit
C.ofvaluable
D.of benefit

单项选择题To celebrate the winning of China’s successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing city heldan outdoor （）, which attracted a crowd of million people.

A.case
B.action
C.affair
D.event

单项选择题Carry your（）with you—money, jewelry, cameras and so on.

A.gifts
B.suitcase
C.bags
D.valuables

单项选择题We all suggested the plan（）, but the boss insisted that his plan（）perfect．

A.put off; was
B.should put off; is
C.be put off; was
D.should be put off; is

单项选择题（）pleasant time the girls are having at the ball!

A.What a
B.How a
C.What
D.How

单项选择题Charlie Chaplin is considered（）a great contribution to the film industry.

A.to make
B.making
C.to have made
D.having made

单项选择题She pretended（）to the manager，but actually she was thinking about something else.

A.to listening
B.to have listened
C.to be listening
D.having listened

单项选择题She is not particular（）clothes as long as they are comfortable to wear.

A.about
B.from
C.of
D.in

单项选择题It will be（）that I haven't been home．

A.first time
B.for the first time
C.the first time
D.by the first time