________ having fun with friends, travelling around the world will be another way to relax and learn.
| A．Apart from | B．Because of | C．Beside | D．Except for |
Lan Lan _______her pace of walking home fearing that it was going to rain.
| A．accelerated | B．slowed | C．stopped | D．returned |
People believe that we ______a special ability to learn language and that our brain _____ itself to the language we hear.
| A．are prepared for；adjusts | B．are equipped for；adapts |
| C．are armed by；fits | D．are equipped with；adjusts |
It is immediately obvious that water is to be _______ to the development of life.
| A．compulsory | B．controversial | C．fundamental | D．supreme |
-- May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?
--I’m sorry. Mr. Williams _______ to a conference long before then.”
| A．will have gone | B．had gone | C．would have gone | D．has gone |
--Professor Johnson, I'm afraid I can't finish the report within this week.
--_______ How about next week?
| A．Good for you | B．It won’t bother me | C．Not at all | D．That’s OK |