Nowadays people take___ exercise a day as they did in the past because of widely used automobiles.
| A．less than half | B．less than as half as |
| C．less than half as much | D．half less than |
In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
| A．dimension | B．volume | C．magnitude | D．scope |
While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
| A．occasionally | B．simultaneously | C．eventually | D．directly |
The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.
| A．come up with | B．put up with |
| C．look up to | D．keep up with |
_____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
| A．In spite of | B．On account of | C．Regardless of | D．Instead of |
Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.
| A．ways | B．measures | C．issues | D．patterns |