The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it（）be very slow.

单项选择题Not until recently（）the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.

A.they had encouraged
B.had they encouraged
C.did they encourage
D.they encouraged

单项选择题I don’t think the gold ring（）the price．It’s（）twenty dollars at the most．

A.worth；worth
B.costs；cost
C.valued；cost
D.worth；valuable

单项选择题Your composition is good but your handwriting still requires （）.

A.improving
B.improved
C.being improved
D.to improve

单项选择题Good morning，Jay.This is Kevin.I’m phoning to（）.

A.inform you of our Christmas party
B.prepare the dinner for the party
C.make sure we've bought everything we need

单项选择题We’ll have to get out and walk，the car’s（）down.

A.broken
B.run
C.fallen
D.gone

单项选择题He （）office in 2000 and （）office a year later.

A.takes；leaves
B.took；resigned
C.takes；left
D.resign；take

单项选择题The company wasted（）investing in out-of-date technology.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