________, the northerners like noodles while the southerners are fond of rice in China.
| A．In common | B．In general | C．In total | D．In return |
I don’t want to end the friendship, but I hate others _______________.
| A．to gossip | B．gossip |
| C．have gossiped | D．gossiping |
It was the first time in _________ that I’d seen the night face to face.
| A．a year and half | B．a year and a half |
| C．a half and a year | D．half and a year |
Anne and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months ________ they were discovered.
| A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
Life is tough in the city. In order to reduce their ______，some people drink alcohol(酒).
| A．temper | B．pressure |
| C．consciousness | D．mood |
The failure in physics seemed to have completely ______his confidence.
| A．destroyed | B．injured |
| C．shocked | D．attacked |