Although he was in poor health, Robert succeeded_____other more famous engineers failed．
| A．which | B．that | C．what | D．where |
9. –You should have apologized to them for not ______ at the party.
--I ________ but they didn’t forgive me anyway.
| A．coming up; did | B．turning up; did | C．showing up; should have | D．appearing; should |
8. It is obvious that she ________, for she looks much slimmer than she did last year.
| A．has gone on diet | B．has lost weight | C．has put on weight | D．has cut down weight |
7. It is a worldwide custom that the energetic young are _______ for their youth, vitality and creativity.
| A．admired | B．looked forward to | C．respected | D．looked on |
6. The American journalist as well as several other foreigners ______ with the August Medal for helping the Chinese people ______independence from the Japanese
| A．were awarded; get | B．was rewarded; gain |
| C．was awarded; achieve | D．were rewarded; gain |
5. On their arrival on the airport, ___________.
| A．a group of children welcomed them with flowers |
| B．bunches of flowers were presented to them by a group of children |
| C．they were presented with flowers by a group of children. |
| D．they were welcome by children with flowers |