一、单项选择(25分)
1. The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than _______ in any other area of the city.
A. that B. this C. it D. one
2. Li Ping ____________ the view that children benefit from being independent.
A. gets down to B. subscribes to C. contributes to D. turns to
3. The idea has been widely accepted ___________ Being Opera should be added to the basic education in China.
A. / B. when C. which D. that
4. I had my first job at thirteen, ___________ a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop hired me to help her.
A. when B. who C. where D. which
5. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. __________, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.
A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so