Speech is ______ heard when it is given in a clear voice just slightly louder than normal.
| A．hardly | B．less | C．completely | D．best |
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You may fly to South Korea next Friday, ______ you don’t mind changing planes on the way.
| A．as far as | B．provided | C．unless | D．supposing |
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As reported in the essay by Prof. Brown, it is only in the most difficult circumstances ________ a man’s abilities are fully tested.
| A．when | B．where | C．that | D．as |
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______ the traffic jam we should have arrived at the airport half an hour earlier.
| A．In spite of | B．Except for | C．As a result of | D．But for |
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_______ US newspaper reported, that from next autumn, ________ new computer system will follow the progress of international students at their schools in the USA.
A. 不填; a B. The; the C. A; aD. A; 不填
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_____ price decline ______ farmers' income, the central government has decided to buy more crops to protect farmers.
| A．Preventing; to affect | B．To prevent; affecting |
C．Having prevented; affecting | D．To prevent; being affected |