—Waiter!
—
—I can’t eat this. It’s too salty.
| A．Yes, sir? | B．What? |
| C．All right? | D．Pardon? |
________, the northerners like noodles while the southerners are fond of rice in China.
| A．In common | B．In general | C．In total | D．In return |
However hard I tried, I just couldn’t ________ them of the truth of my story.
| A．remind | B．convince | C．rid | D．inform |
Yesterday, I met my old friend ________, which gave me a big surprise.
| A．in return | B．on purpose | C．by chance | D．in case |
With food, water and electricity ________, the villagers suffered a lot after the earthquake.
| A．cut down | B．cut up | C．cut off | D．cut in |
People in Tibet are ________ than they used to be.
| A．better off | B．worse off | C．well off | D．badly off |