After walking on the zigzag path to the mountain top for a few hours, the tourists gathered under trees ________ shade and ________ down to have a rest.
| A．provided; sit | B．providing; sitting |
| C．providing; sat | D．provided; sat |
Do you think shopping online will________take the place of shopping in stores?
| A．especially |
| B．frequently |
| C．merely |
| D．finally |
The man reassured us that all that was pure rumor and was ____ made up by some ill men.
| A．extremely |
| B．accidentally |
| C．totally |
| D．roughly |
Language can be defined as a tool by which human beings ________ with one another.
| A．associate |
| B．connect |
| C．communicate |
| D．correspond |
—Will you resign, Minister?
！
| A．No way |
| B．No doubt |
| C．No wonder |
| D．No comment |
Recently our government policymakers are very about the rapidly rising food costs.
| A．upset |
| B．confused |
| C．concerned |
| D．conscious |