．General Secretary，Xi Jinping stressed that cross－strait cooperation would be strengthened________the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independence.
| A．as long as | B．even if |
| C．unless | D．until |
Misunderstandings _____ from lack of social communication, unless _____ with properly, may lead to serious problems.
| A．resulted; dealt | B．resulting; dealt |
| C．resulted; dealing | D．resulting; dealing |
An emergency meeting will be held tomorrow, at which the bill ________ to pass.
| A．is expected | B．will be expected | C．expects | D．will expect |
— Oh, how depressed! I’m bound to lose to him in tomorrow’s competition.
—Cheer up! In fact, he is _________ than you.
| A．not more nervous | B．no more nervous |
| C．no less nervous | D．a little less nervous |
— What on earth are the police busy with?
— They have been looking into how the plane crash _______.
| A．came out | B．came up | C．came down | D．came about |
— How long is it _____ you picked up your badminton training?
— It was not until my finance became better in last December _____ I started the training.
| A．since; that | B．before; when | C．until; that | D．that; when |