It is the prevention of disease______its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
| A．rather than | B．less than | C．in addition to | D．in the direction of |
I had to tell some of them what we wanted to do next, because ________.
| A．none of them were here | B．no one was here |
| C．all of them were here | D．all of them were not here |
When my mom saw the _______ gift I had prepared for her, she ________.
| A．pleased, burst into laughter | B．pleasant, burst into laughter |
| C．pleasant, burst out laughing | D．pleased, burst out laughing |
________ of this term, we will have learnt 4 books.
| A．At the end | B．By the end | C．In the end | D．At an end |
The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and ____ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat．
| A．being weighed | B．to weigh | C．weighed | D．weighing |
Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and as a manager.
| A．ended up | B．dropped out | C．came back | D．started off |