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Most pop music is influenced,__________a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
| A．to | B．on | C．for | D．within |
It is almost five years ______ we saw each other last time.
| A．before | B．since | C．that | D．when |
______ his timely help, Kate overcame the hardship at last.
| A．Now that | B．Thanks to | C．Since | D．Because |
This movie is referred to ______ a masterpiece of the famous director.
| A．beyond | B．opposite | C．as | D．via |
——What happened, officer?
——Those prisoners made a (an) ______ to escape from the prison but failed.
| A．adapt | B．adopt | C．attempt | D．contract |
——How do you find the cake?
——This cake is very sweet. You ______ a lot of sugar in it.
| A．should put | B．could have put | C．might put | D．must have put |