--- How about going hiking this weekend?
--- Sorry. I prefer _______ rather than _______.
| A．to stay at home, go out | B．to go out, stay at home |
| C．staying at home, go out | D．going out, stay at home |
________ from space, the earth , with water_______ seventy percent of the surface , looks like a blue ball.
| A．Seen ; covered | B．Seen ; covering |
| C．seeing ; covering | D．Seeing ; covering |
The news has spread all over the country _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.
| A．that | B．which | C．whether | D．what |
— What made her so sad？
— _____ she failed in the examination.
| A．That | B．Because | C．As | D．Since |
Honestly speaking, it is my teacher’s _____ that made me finally take up my present career
as 
a biology researcher.
| A．advantage | B．influence | C．taste | D．guard |
-- Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea?
—_______ no point in doing so—he’ll never change his mind.
| A．It is | B．It has | C．There is | D．There has |