23．As_________beautiful movie about pain, struggle, hope and love, Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards, including prize for best pictures.
| A．a; the | B．a; a | C．the; a | D．the; the |
The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
| A．guilt | B．charge | C．blame | D．accusatio |
. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in San Francisco.
A. previouslyB. predominantly C practicallyD. permanently
No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.
| A．still | B．yet | C．already | D．just |
She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.
| A．ticket | B．place | C．seat | D．connection |
Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.
| A．understanding | B．comprehensible |
| C．comprehensive | D．understandable |