.After trying hard, they _______ the hope of finding an effective way to solve the problem.
| A．abandoned | B．released | C．discouraged | D．resigned |
The two economic reports were delivered by our president at the board last Monday and ______was very instructive
| A．either | B．all | C．none | D．neither |
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 |