The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. ______, most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.
| A．At last | B．As a result | C．In a word | D．In fact |
The earth could be younger and took more than three times longer to form than _______ thought, according to a new study.
| A．favorably | B．deliberately | C．practically | D．previously |
Avril Lavigne _______ to be a rock superstar because she ______ rock music even in her childhood.
| A．promised; was drunk with | B．expected; was drunk in |
| C．wished; was drunk for | D．wanted; was drinking with |
---- I was warned to keep quiet about the case on court unless _______.
---- So you mean you will do everything _______ then?
| A．to be asked; as they told | B．being asked; as are told |
| C．was asked; as telling | D．asked; as told |
As a fan of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the talented young girl _______ reading all her_______.
| A．is determined to; works | B．is bent on; works |
| C．focuses on; work | D．is used to; work |
__________, Gao Xiaosong, a famous musician, was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving–on June.1.
A public figure though is he B. A public figure though he is
C. Public figure he is though D. Public figure though he is