—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.
—Well, you know what they say. ______.
| A．There is no smoke without fire | B．Practice makes perfect |
| C．All roads lead to Rome | D．No pains, no gains |
All parents are willing to risk ________ their lives to save ________ of their children when a disaster is approaching.
| A．losing; that | B．to lose; those | C．losing; those | D．having lost; the ones |
________ people are concerned about now is the Shanghai World Expo, which ________ start on May 1st.
| A．What; is due to | B．Which; is going to |
| C．That; is to | D．What; is about to |
It ________ me that I could buy the admission ticket of the exhibition at the discount of 50% with my student card, ________ made me extremely excited.
| A．happened to; that | B．occurred to; it |
| C．happened to; which | D．occurred to; which |
In 1888, a major French newspaper announced the death of Nobel in an article ________ “The merchant of death is dead”, which indicated that Nobel was only thought of as one _______ from killing.
| A．read; profiting | B．read; to profit |
| C．reading; profited | D．reading; profiting |
Tom still thinks that The Hurt Locker is ________ Avatar.
| A．as a great as | B．as great film as | C．as great a film as | D．so great a film as |