His article is good ___ some spelling mistakes.
| A．except that | B．except | C．except for | D．besides |
The Group of Eight (G8) __________ the eight richest countries in the world.
| A．consists of | B．is consisted of |
| C．is made up | D．consist in |
The cook __________ the best ingredients from both home and abroad to create this dish.
| A．combined | B．considered |
| C．continued | D．contained |
There are many special wildlife species in Australia because it has been __________ from other continents for so long.
| A．prevented | B．protected |
| C．provided | D．separated |
Standards in health care have improved greatly when __________ with 40 years ago.
| A．comparing | B．to compare |
| C．compare | D．compared |
When __________ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
| A．compared | B．being compared |
| C．comparing | D．having compared |