Neither my wife nor I myself _____ able to persuade my daughter to change her _____.
| A．is, thought | B．am, mind |
| C．are, decision | D．am, brain |
The increasing population in China will have a great _______ on the whole society.
| A． advantage | B．affect | C．difficulty | D．effect |
When ___our culture with those of other countries, we find ours is quite different.
| A．compared | B．comparing | C．to compare | D．being comparing |
----How soon will you send the book to me?
----It will be two days _______ you receive my book.
| A．before | B．that | C．since | D．when |
The engines of the ship were out of order and the bad weather____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
| A．resulted from | B．turned out | C．made up | D．added to |
This computer is _______________ .
| A．twice as expensive as that one | B．twice expensive than that one |
| C．as twice expensive as that one | D．two times as expensive as that one |