____ new round of competition for customers has started with discounted products in Gome and Suning, setting off____ wave of shopping rush at the end of the year．
| A．A;不填 | B．The; a | C．A; the | D．A; a |
There was little chance of surviving in the storm, but I ______ somehow.
| A．attempted | B．failed | C．managed | D．retired |
—Hot news! Obama has won the presidential election again.
—______ I’m not American.
| A．So what? | B．How come? | C．So much! | D．How nice! |
_______ these words _______ the warden hit him on the head with the soup spoon.
| A．Hardly had he spoken; when | B．Hardly did he speak; when |
| C．No sooner did he speak; than | D．No sooner had he spoken; when |
______ historical evidence, they tried their best to defend their point of view.
| A．Draw on | B．Drawing upon | C．Drawn upon | D．To draw on |
-- I think the waiter has forgotten us. We ________here for over half an hour!
-- I think you're right. He probably thinks we have already ordered.
| A．are waiting | B．have been waiting |
| C．have waited | D．will wait |