Liu came _____ first by two seconds, breaking _______ record set by Li last year.
A.the ; / | B./; the | C.the; a | D./; / |
The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good ______.
A.expectation | B.reputation |
C.contribution | D.civilization |
—Why? Where is the key to the sound lab?
—Dear me! You _____ it in the taxi!
A.have never left | B.haven’t left |
C.never left | D.didn’t leave |
Idioms often use a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, ______, and it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.
A.among other things | B.on the contrary |
C.by all means | D.above anything else |
The new method is indeed advanced and effective, quite different from _____ already in use.
A.it | B.what | C.that | D.which |
She would move quietly up to the sparrow on a small tree just to get a better look, her face __________ with childlike expressions at one of God’s simple wonders.
A.shone | B.shining |
C.having shone | D.being shone |