Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea，which the Pacific，and we met no storm．
| A．was called | B．is called |
| C．had been called | D．has been called |
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Water can absorb and _______ a lot of heat without big changes in temperature.
| A．give up | B．give out | C．give away | D．give off |
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Han Han, a young writer, is famous _______ his novels.
| A．for | B．as | C．to | D．with |
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Of all the works Stevenson has written, Treasure Island is probably his _______ work.
| A．well-known | B．more-known | C．most-known | D．best-known |
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The reason for their failure, you know, was _______ they didn’t get fully prepared for it.
| A．why | B．whether | C．that | D．what |
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. John promised his parents he _______ not smoke again, and he has not smoked ever since.
| A．would | B．could | C．should | D．might |