Having decided to rent a flat ,we __________contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city

　　 A. set about　　　　　 B. set down　　 C. set out　　　　　 D. set up

Jack, please stop talking. It’s bad______ to talk with others when having dinner.

A. habit B. way　　 C. manner D. manners

--What do you think of French?

　 --In my opinion, French is _______ English

A. a subject so difficult as　 　B. as difficult a subject as

C. as a subject difficult as　 　D. difficult as subject as

—May I see your ticket, please? I think you ________ in my seat.

—Oh, you’re right. My seat is upstairs. I’m terribly sorry.

A. are sitting　　 B. sit　　　　　 C. sat　　　　　 D. have sat

_______ you have a passport, you will have trouble going through the Customs.

A. Unless 　　　 B. If 　　　　　 C. Since 　　　　　 D. When

He’s smiling; _____ doesn’t seem to have been any trouble solving the problem.

A. it　　 　　 B. he　　　 　 C. that　　 　　 D. there

I wanted to catch ________early train, but couldn’t get ________ ride to the station.

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

He made up his mind to devote his life ____ pollution _____ happily.

A. to prevent, to live　　　　　　　　　 B. to prevent, from living　

C. to preventing, to live　　　　　　　　 D. to preventing, living

What ____ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive ____ prize!

　 A. a; a　　　　 B. the; a　　　　　 C. a; the　　　　　　 D. the; the

It's a common __________ for young people to pay a New Year's visit to their elders.

A. sense　　　　　 　 B. practice　　　　 　 C. rule　　　　　 D. scene