-Does Bill do his new job well?
- ________ his old job. I'm afraid there's no hope for him.
| A．Not better than | B．No better than |
| C．Not so well as | D．Not as well as |
Success______ hard work while laziness ______ failure, as everyone knows.
| A．results in; results from | B．results from; results in |
C．leads to; lies in | D．results in; leads to |
But for the fact that China ______ also affected by the global economic crisis, we ______ fewer unemployed workers now.
| A．is; would have | B．were; would have |
| C．was; would have had | D．were; would have had |
He appears to be optimistic, but, ______, he is quite pessimistic.
| A．in particular | B．on one hand | C．for one thing | D．as a matter of fact |
______ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.
| A．However a serious problem | B．What a serious problem |
| C．However serious a problem | D．What serious a problem |
He kept smiling secretly and we were all wondering_______that made him so happy．
| A．how it did | B．what he did | C．how it was | D．what it was |