_____ the oil price is on the rise, lots of people go to work by BMW instead of driving cars.
| A．So that | B．Even enough | C．As if | D．Now that |
8.The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
| A．joint | B．intensive | C．overall | D．decisive |
7.The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ________ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.
| A．regulating | B．halting | C．interrupting | D．combating |
6.Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.
| A．bring around | B．bring about | C．bring out | D．bring up |
5.All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.
6.
| A．regain | B．recover | C．rescue | D．reserve |
4.She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ________.
| A．come round | B．come along | C．come on | D．come out |