2. My house is within ______ from the railway station. A. a stone’s throw B. a throw of a stone C. stone’s throw D. the stone’s throw ...

30. You ______ out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold. A. oughtn’t have gone B. shouldn’t have gone C. mustn’t have gone D. can’t have gone ...

24. “Time is running out,______?” A. hadn’t we better got start B. hadn’t we better get start C. hadn’t we better get started D. hadn’t we better not started ...

17. If you live in Wuhan one day and in Shenyang the next, you ______ the change in temperature. A. are certainly to feel B. certainly feel C. are to feel certainly D. are certain to feel ...

11. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ______ traffic jam. A. in case of B. in line with C. for the sake of D. at the risk of ...

6. Man is superior to the animals ______ he sues language to convey his thoughts. A. and that B. in that C. so that D. in order that ...

32. I’m not going to ask the teacher why he gave me that grade; I intend _______. A. to let rest the matter B. the matter to be let resting C. letting the matter to rest D. to let the matter rest ...

24. You must have made the mistake, ______? A. mustn’t you B. haven’t you C. didn’t you D. hadn’t you ...

18. It was purely ______ chance that the mistake was discovered. A. in B. for C. by D. from ...

12. No sooner had he finished his speech ______ stormy applause broke out. A. when B. then C. than D. as ...