1. In 1778, Banks was elected ________president of the Royal Society, ________position he held for 42 years.

A. /, a      B. / , the           C. the, a           D. the, the

2. He didn’t attend the meeting last night, _________ he doesn’t know our plan for the picnic.

A. that’s why           B. that’s because   C. which is why   D. which is because

3. ---It is known to all that this factory pours lots of waste water into the Changjiang River every year.

---- _________ near my hometown.

A. So does it             B. So it is                C. So the one does   D. So does the one

4. His teacher told him that since his parents were working abroad, either his grandparents or one of his uncles ______ allowed to come to the parents’ meeting .

A. was                         B. were                   C. are                     D. is

5. ________ the punishment was unjust , he would accept it without saying anything, because he knew it was the rule of the company.

A. As though              B. Even though              C. In case       D. Now that

6. --- Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been, anywhere ?