_______ size and population, how big is the European Union _________ China?
| A．In terms of; compared with | B．In honor of; comparing with |
| C．In addition to; compared to | D．In favor of; compared to |
．Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became _____．
| A．flexible | B．convenient | C．available | D．private |
Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged citizens to read more on World Reading Day, which_____ on April 23.
| A．turned | B．adopted | C．started | D．fell |
She never dreamed of _ a chance for her to meet her old friends again．
A．there was B．there being C there to be D．being
The baby is due in May． the new house should be finished．
| A．by then | B．by which | C．by when | D．since when |
Politics meant __ to me for years, for I didn't care about it at all.
| A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |