Until the start of the Industrial Revolution, mankind was poor, hungry, and constantly at the _______ of disease and natural disasters.
| A.power | B.limit | C.control | D.mercy |
The time is not far away _____ modern communication will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.
| A.as | B.when | C.until | D.before |
I have never been to Beijing, but it is the place _____.
| A.that I want to visit it most | B.where I’d like to visit |
| C.in which I’d like to visit | D.I most want to visit |
_____ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
| A.As | B.That | C.It | D.What |
Living in the central Australia desert has its problem, _____ obtaining fresh water isn’t the least.
| A.for which | B.to which | C.of which | D.in which |
All _____ is a continuous supply of the necessities of life.
| A.what is needed | B.for our needs |
| C.the thing needed | D.that is needed |