____ the youth ____ the rising sun at 8 or 9 o'clock am, Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.
| A．Comparing; with | B．Compared; to |
| C．Compared; with | D．Comparing; to |
15. A world-famous ballet company’s 42-year absence from Beijing will end it brings a new production to the stage this week.
| A．since | B．when | C．unless | D．until |
14．After a short rest, he came back to he had stopped and continued reading.
| A．where | B．which | C．in which | D．that |
13. After working hard for many years, .
| A．his dream was realized | B．his dream came true |
| C．he came true his dream | D．he realized his dream |
12. The police the crowd in case anything happened.
| A．held back | B．held up | C．kept down | D．kept from |
11. ——What does the hydro-electric project of the Three Gorges Dam mean?
——It means the danger of flooding.
| A．to bring an end of | B．to bring an end to |
| C．bringing an end of | D．bringing an end to |