Because the scientists are always traveling towards the truth _________ arriving at them, they need to help one another to find the way.
| A．more than | B．bless than | C．other than | D．rather than |
Heavy smog has returned to the skies of Beijing after a two-month break, with authorities ________ the pollution will remain due to unfavorable conditions.
| A．predicting | B．predicted |
| C．being predicted | D．to predict |
It is a great________ for a person to be able to drive when he is looking for a job.
| A．advantage | B．benefit |
| C．fortune | D．chance |
About 22.4 percent of all homes in urban areas were lying vacant in China in 2013, the vacancy rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than ________ of 2011 according to the survey.
| A．one | B．it |
| C．that | D．which |
Mr. Smith opened the door. There ________ he had never seen before.
| A．a girl did stand | B．stood a girl |
| C．did a girl stand | D．a girl stood |
He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _______at a hotel for the night.
| A．putting down | B．putting off |
| C．putting on | D．putting up |