Throughout the world, the majority of the employers are planning to cut down on wages_______ the economic crisis.
| A．with regard to | B．in defense of |
| C．by means of | D．in reaction to |
I didn’t know your mobile phone number; otherwise I ___ you the moment I got to Changsha.
| A．had rung |
| B．would ring |
| C．should have rung |
| D．would have rung |
If English ___ included in the examinations, few students would choose it.
| A．were’t |
| B．isn’t |
| C．hasn’t |
| D．hadn’t been |
If we had taken such effective measures earlier, the river ___ so seriously now.
| A．is not polluted |
| B．would not be polluted |
| C．had not been polluted |
| D．would not have been polluted |
But who would ever have ___ that he would blossom into a romantic film comedian?
| A．pretended |
| B．prevented |
| C．predicted |
| D．supposed |
Food commercials ___ children greatly influence what they choose to eat.
| A．aimed on |
| B．referred to |
| C．referring to |
| D．aimed at |