I just don't understand_____________ that prevents so many Americans from
being as happy as one might expect.
| A．why it does | B．what it does |
| C．what it is | D．why it is |
------ Who is that man over there? _______ it be our teacher?
------ No, it _______ not be our teacher. It _______ be Mr. Zhang.
| A．can ; can; must | B．must; must; can |
| C．can; must; must | D．can; must; can |
Everyone in the village knew him, so we had _______ his house.
| A．no difficulties to find | B．some difficulties in finding |
| C．no difficulty to find | D．no difficulty in finding |
Does John know any other foreign language _______ French?
| A．except | B．but | C．besides | D． beside |
------ I heard that as many as 100 people were killed in that coal mine accident?
------ Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us.
| A．the ; / | B．the ; a | C．/; a | D．/; / |
The news of the war brings little __________ of peace.
| A．agreement | B．signal | C．promise | D．mark |