I try to understand __________ that prevents so many Chinese from being as happy as one might expect.
| A．why is it | B．what is it | C．why it is | D．what it is |
The boy preferred __________at home to __________ outside.
| A．staying； playing |
| B．staying； play |
| C．to stay ； play |
| D．to stay ； playing |
It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money __________ favors to them.
| A．in preference to |
| B．in place of |
| C．in agreement with |
| D．in exchange for |
We only had $ 100 and that was __________ to buy a new computer.
| A．nowhere near enough |
| B．near enough nowhere |
| C．enough near nowhere |
| D．near nowhere enough |
As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn，__________.
| A．the more for life are you equipped |
| B．the more equipped for life you are |
| C．the more life you are equipped for |
| D．you are equipped the more for life |
He preferred __________ rather than __________.
| A．to die ； steal |
| B．to die；stealing |
| C．dying； steal |
| D．die； stealing |