. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it _____ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent _____ the same period a year ago.
| A．sold; comparing with | B．has sold; compared to |
| C．had sold; compared to | D．was selling; compared with |
I always leave things about my son up to himself ______his decision is wrong, for I think he can learn more from failure.
| A．in case | B．even if | C．unless | D．until |
The passage was very difficult, so in order to ______what the writer really wanted to convey, I read it many times.
| A．give out | B．make out | C．make up | D．give away |
--- Mr. Brown is an actor and most of his children take up jobs related to show business.
--- ______, I guess. Ha! Ha!
| A．It runs in the family | B．You didn’t get the point |
| C．No one knows for sure | D．They are fond of their father |
It is said that a reliable treatment for the disease will be applied at least two or three months away and still it ______on animals.
| A．is testing | B．has tested | C．is being tested | D．has been tested |
Professor Lee arrived in Paris in 2009, ______, some time later, he was employed by a famous computer company.
| A．that | B．when | C．where | D．which |