____ is the ability to do the job rather than where you come from or what you are that matters.
| A．It | B．That | C．This | D．There |
Before the war broke out, many people _________ possessions they could not take with them.
| A．threw away | B．put away |
| C．gave away | D．carried away |
Shortly after the book Uncle Tom's Cabin________, the Civil War of America________.
| A．came about; broke away | B．came out; broke out |
| C．came on; broke up | D．came up; broke down |
Some areas, ____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
| A．due to | B．with regard to | C．but for | D．in spite of |
—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?
—That______me fine.
| A．fits | B．meets | C．satisfies | D．suits |
It seems oil____from this pipe for some time, we’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
| A．had leaked | B．is leaking |
| C．leaked | D．has been leaking |