1. It was not until 1920 ______ regular radio broadcast began.

a. while             b. which  c. that   d. since

2. Was it in 1969 ______ the American astronaut succeeded ______ landing on the moon?

a. when, on   b. that, on   c. when, in    d. that, in

3. It was not _______ she took off her dark glasses _______ I realized she was a famous film star.

a. when, that   b. until, that   c. until, when   d. when, then

4. It was not until ______ that _______ to prepare his lessons.

a. did his father come in, the boy began

b. his father came in, the boy began

c. did his father come in, did the boy begin

d. his father came in, did the boy begin

5. Does _____ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?

a. this   b. that   c. he   d. it

6. I don’t think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

a. this   b. that   c. its   d. it

7. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected _____ to be much better.

a. that     b. this    c. one    d. it

8. ______ no need for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.

a. It has   b. There has    c. It is   d. There is

9. There ______ two English parities next week, we welcome everybody to attend.

a. is going to have            b. are going to be

c. is going to be            d. are going to have

10. There used to be a church behind the school, ________?
a. didn’t there   b. used there   c. usedn’t it   d. isn’t it

11. How long ______ to finish the work?

a. you will take   b. will you take

c. you will take   d. will it take you

12. _____ is reported that he got seven gold medals.

a. That   b. Word   c. It   d. News

13. _____ being Sunday, the library was closed.

a. That   b. It is   c. It   d. This

14. There in the garden ______ a tree about forty feet high.

a. was   b. lived   c. stood   d. lay

15. “ Do you want a new watch?”

   “ Yes, I want _______. ”

a. it   b. one   c. the watch   d. that