1. Nearly 3 ______ international athletes attended the 24th Winter Olympic Games.
A. thousands of
B. thousands
C. thousand of
D. thousand

2. When we practice pair work, two of us act out the conversation at ______ time.
A. one
B. a
C. an
D. the

3. The firemen rescued the tourists stuck in a valley ______ ropes.
A. with
B. in
C. from
D. on

4. In the army, soldiers have ______ the orders from their officers.
A. obeying
B. obeys
C. to obey
D. obey

5. Luckily, no Trojan guards stopped the 6 Greek soldiers ______ the main gate.
A. entered
B. entering
C. enter
D. to enter

6. Look, there's a swimming pool on the other side of the lawn.
The underlined phrase probably means ______.
A. beside
B. behind
C. below
D. beyond

7. Their English teacher is a woman while ______ is a man.
A. we
B. our
C. ours
D. us

8. The Greeks ______ in the horse when the Trojans were celebrating in the square.
A. were hiding
B. hid
C. had hidden
D. hide

9. When the Trojan soldiers came down, they found their enemies ______.
A. left
B. had left
C. have left
D. leave

10. Children are more independent ______ they get older.
A. as
B. before
C. so
D. though

11. The captain looked ______ at the soldier and ordered him to shut up.
A. happily
B. happy
C. angrily
D. angry

12. —______ have you been in the Dance Club, Doris?
—Since two years ago.
A. When
B. How long
C. Why
D. How soon