As well as costing the Middle East dearly in terms of human life, conflict! (冲突) _______ the region around $ 12 trillion since 1991, according to a report by the Strategic Foresight Group.
| A．is also cost | B．had also cost | C．will also cost | D．has also cost |
—I don’t think I need to buy that toy penguin—it’s for kids.
—__________you don’t have kids, buy it anyway because it looks good.
| A．As if | B．Even if | C．In spite of | D．Even so |
—Have you worked here since you graduated?
—No, I ____________at a factory in Beijing for six years.
| A．would work | B．have worked | C．had worked | D．worked |
—Who is making so much noise in the garden?
—___________ the children.
| A．There are | B．They are | C．That is | D．It is |
The manager spoke highly of such ___________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
| A．virtues | B．features | C．properties | D．characteristics |
“My boy, do remember to leave things _____ you can find them again.
| A．where | B．when | C．then | D．there |