. It is difficult for us to _________ a conversation with so much noise around us. 
| A．communicate with | B．carry on | C．set up | D．bring  up |
The problem of poverty in that country is not ______ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled.
| A．hardly | B． almost | C． nearly | D． scarcely |
--- May I move your bag a little and take this seat?
--- ______.
| A．Do it please | B． I don’t mind | C． It doesn’t matter | D． Go ahead |
______ a mobile phone can you ring ______ you ant to talk wit anywhere.
| A． Using; whoever | B． Only on; whomever |
| C． By; whatever | D． With; anyone |
It was ______ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.
| A． repairing | B． repaired | C． to repair | D． in repair |
______, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.
A. As long as I have traveled C. Now that I have traveled so much
C. Much as I have traveled D. As I have traveled so much