In modern times, people are facing all kinds of _____ although they are leading a comfortable life.
| A．pressures | B．opinions | C．characters | D．stress |
. — I’m sorry for what I said.
— _____! I don’t remember anyway.
| A．I’m sorry, too | B．Forget it | C．You are right | D．No way |
. A new technique ____, the production as a whole increased by % percent last year.
| A．employing | B．having employed |
| C．to have been employed | D．having been employed |
. — It seems you have been late for class more than once this week, Tom?
— My alarm clock ____ run because one of the parts is missing.
| A．won’t | B．needn’t | C．mustn’t | D．wouldn’t |
. ____ to speak when the audience interrupted him.
| A．No sooner had he began | B．Hardly had he begun |
| C．Scarcely did he begin | D．Not until he began |
. --- How about my fish?
--- _____. Cooking is really your field.
| A．It couldn’t be better | B．It couldn’t be worse |
| C．No better than before | D．I couldn’t agree more |