请高人帮忙做题单选题1：_____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, w

请高人帮忙做题
单选题
1：_____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
1.Had they arrived
2.Would they arrive
3.Were they arriving
4.Were they to arrive

2：Few people ask by what ___________the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say.
1.finance
2.intention
3.medium
4.authority

3：It was ________ for Jim to finish the test paper within an hour because there were too many new words in it.
1.out of question
2.without question
3.no question
4.out of the question

4：The temperature _____ to drop to the freezing point tomorrow night.
1.expecting
2.is expecting
3.will expect
4.is expected

5：Only after years of intensive work ___________ the mystery of DAN.
1.he solved
2.and he solved
3.did he solve
4.solved

6：It was___________ many centuries later that the ancient Greeks placed the science of map-making on a sound footing.
1.not
2.until
3.not until
4.until not

7：_______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
1.Believe
2.To believe
3.Believing
4.Believed

8：This is one of the most wonderful songs______ I have ever heard.
1.which
2.what
3.that
4.then

9：Modern man is careless when disposing _________ his garbage.
1.at
2.about
3.for
4.of

10：A comment _____ a nice day or a person complaint about the rain is an easy way to break the ice.
1.in
2.at
3.on
4.for

11：In the typical Japanese style, it is not required to attach a thank-you note or card ______ the gift.
1.on
2.to
3.in
4.for

12：Please remain until the plane has come to a complete stop.
1.to seal
2.to be seated
3.seating
4.seated

13：I majored ____ English when I was at university.
1.in
2.at
3.with
4.for