1. ---Will the foreigners have any problems talking with Chinese in 2008?

　　---I don’t think so. Now ______ the young ______ the old can speak some English.

　　A. either…or B. not only… but also

　　C. neither…nor D. both…or

　　2. We didn’t catch the train _______ we left late.

　　A. so B. because C. but D. though

　　3. Tom failed in the exam again _______ he wanted to pass it very much.

　　A. if B. so C. though D. as

　　4. I won’t believe that the five-year-old boy can read five thousand words ______ I have tested him myself.

　　A. after B. when C. if D. until

　　5. The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours ______ he realized it.

　　A. when B. until C. after D. before

　　6. ---This dress was last year’s style.

　　---I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year.

　　A. so that B. even though C. as if D. ever since

　　7. Hurry up, _______ you will miss the train.

　　A. and B. so C. however D. or

　　8. The mountain was ______ steep _____ few people in our city reached the top.

　　A. so…as B. so…that C. as…as D. too…to

　　9. ---Do you remember our pleasant journey to Xi’an?

　　---Of course. I remember everything ______ it happened yesterday.

　　A. as soon as B. even though

　　C. rather than D. as if

　　10. ______ you can’t answer this question, we have to ask someone else for help.

　　A. Although B. While

　　C. Whether D. Since

　　1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D

　　6.B 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.D