______has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
| A．Despite that | B．Despite of what | C．In spite of what | D．Though what |
The web is fantastic at many things—e-mail, e-commerce, for example. But ________ your name is Amazon or Google, making money has proved hard.
| A．if | B．unless | C．although | D．as long as |
Russia’s president fires senior military officers for failing to stop a naval base _________ by wildfires that have killed 48.
| A．being swept | B．swept | C．to be swept | D．having swept |
Mark Twin’s own story is as memorable as _______ he imagined.
| A．that | B．those | C．one | D．it |
If Lu Xun were a contemporary writer, I can’t guarantee that he ________ laughed at by readers, as most young people don’t appreciate his writing style.
| A．isn’t | B．is | C．wouldn’t be | D．would be |
________ away from people who try to belittle(轻视) your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
| A．Keeping | B．To keep | C．Kept | D．Keep |