．______ the satellite launch drawing near, the research workers put their hearts to the test and always stayed up late.
| A．As | B．Because | C．With | D．While |
_____ the high price, demands for these cars are very high.
| A．Because of | B．In spite of | C．In case of | D．Thanks to |
The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language ___ in the 16th century.
| A．came about | B．came out | C．came along | D．came up |
The records of S.H.E are____ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.
| A．worthy | B．worth | C．worthwhile | D．worthy of |
How many nationalities ______ our country ______?
| A．is; consisted of | B．does; make up |
| C．is; made from | D．does; consist of |
No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.
| A．understand | B．make out | C．turn out | D．make sense |