_This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals’ eyes, ______ their fear of bird flu.
| A．except for | B．due to |
| C．in case of | D．instead of |
The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of __ left their village homes for a better life in the city.
| A．whom | B．which | C．them | D．those |
Duty is a course of action that peopleyou to take by social customs , law or religion.
| A．persuade | B．request | C．instruct | D．expect |
——Guess what ,we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.
——How nice! You a different culture then.
| A．will be experiencing | B．have experienced |
| C．have been experiencing | D．will have experienced |
This book _____ the life of the students is popular with the teenagers.
| A．which based on | B．based on | C．basing on | D．being based on |
—How long has this bookstore been in business?
—_______ 1996.
| A．After | B．In | C．From | D．Since |