Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, ____ novel set in ___ small town of Kearney, Nebraska, US, has won the 57th US National Book Award for fiction.
| A．the; the | B．a; a; | C．a; the | D．/; the |
If it was fresh and ________, then the ship was close to land.
| A．smelling strong | B．smelled strongly |
| C．smelled strong | D．smelling strongly |
It’s nothing unusual to experience failure, and _____ ought we to be so discouraged.
| A．in no time | B．by all means | C．in no way | D．in any condition |
Most products, ____ which this is one example, sell well, _______.
| A．of; as advertised | B．of; like advertising |
| C．/; as an ad | D．/; like an ad |
-- Why do you look so worried?
-- My computer broke down and my essay _____ since.
| A．has been left unfinished | B．has left to finish |
| C．was left to finish | D．had been left unfinished |
The company has just launched an advertising campaign to ____ their newly produced bicycles.
| A．advocate | B．urge | C．motivate | D．promote |