_______ I made a speech in front of so many people, I felt quite nervous.
| A．The first time when | B．For the first time |
| C．By the time when | D．The first time |
_____ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
| A．Faced | B．To face | C．Having faced | D．Facing |
— Learning a language isn't easy. It takes time.
—I agree. . There's no short cut.
| A．All roads lead to Rome | B．Rome wasn't built in a day |
| C．Practice makes perfect | D．Slow but sure wins the race |
The head office of the computer company is in Zhejiang, but it has ______ all over the country.
| A．organizations | B．branches | C．companies | D．businesses |
. —You seemed to be impressed by his skill.
—Not exactly so. It was his courage ______his skill that really impressed me.
| A．as well as | B．rather than | C．but also | D．together with |
Don’t be ______ by products promising to make you slim and thin quickly.
| A．taken out | B．taken in | C．taken away | D．taken up |