_____ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the theatre.
| A．If it is not | B．Were it not | C．Had it not been | D．If they were not |
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China and an occasion ____ all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.
| A．where | B．when | C．that | D．which |
His increasing financial difficulties made him so ____ for a job that he would have done anything.
| A．optimistic | B．hopeful | C．active | D．desperate |
Lin Shuhao has followed a markedly different path to ____ of the giant Yao Ming, who was the overall first draft pick in 2002.
| A．which | B．that | C．it | D．one |
The Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping _______ visit the United States on Feb 13 on a three-country tour.
| A．set out to | B．got down to | C．looked forward to | D．lived up to |
In writing a composition, there must not be one sentence or even one word which is brought in ______.
| A．at random | B．at ease | C．on purpose | D．at times |