Beijing Times reported the regulation, _____, would take effect on Jan．1, 2012．
| A．if passing | B．if passed |
| C．if it passed | D．if it being passed |
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For the sake of safety, I’m not ___ going out for a picnic on such a rainy day.
| A．in memory of | B．in favor of | C．in honor of | D．in need of |
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You should not show any ___ for the students who get caught cheating in examinations.
| A．sympathy | B．assessment | C．guilt | D．comment |
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_____ in an atmosphere of simply living was what her parents wished for.
| A．The girl to be educated | B．The girl educated |
| C．The girl’s being educated | D．The girl was educated |
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__ from the motherland for about a century, Hong Kong returned to China in 1997.
| A．Being separated | B．Having separated | C．Having been separated | D．to be separated |
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Gun control is a subject _____ Americans have argued for a long time.
| A．of which | B．with which | C．about which | D．into which |