_____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.
| A．Lacking | B．Being lack |
| C．Because of lack | D．Lack |
You’d better keep ______ when I take photos for you.
| A．silent | B．calm | C．still | D．mild |
I can’t afford _______ car.
| A．that expensive | B．a such expensive |
| C．a so expensive | D．that expensive a |
He is known _____ a scientist and famous _____ his research on rice.
| A．for; as | B．for; for | C．as; for | D．as; as |
I live at a busy street and the loud noise nearly ____me mad.
| A．catches | B．buries | C．drives | D．influences |
Along the either side of the street _______ two lines of trees.
| A．has | B．have | C．is | D．are |