Turkey opened the world's first trans-continental underwater rail tunnel．＿Asia and Europe on 29 October, 2013,＿closer the day when it will be possible to travel from London to Beijing via Istanbul by train.
| A．connected; brought | B．connected; bringing |
| C．linking; brought | D．linking; bringing |
The palace __________ the 16th century will be torn down.
| A．dates from | B．dates back to |
| C．dated from | D．dating back to |
As we all know, Michael Jackson lived __________ terrible life for many years when he was __________ child.
| A．a; a | B．/；a |
| C．the; a | D．/；the |
The government has promised to __________ the matter and give the workers a satisfactory answer.
| A．look into | B．look through |
| C．look out | D．put into |
To his surprise, the man found shark fins __________ from banquet menu in this restaurant.
| A．having been removed | B．removed |
| C．to be removed | D．being removed |
__________，a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
| A．Other things being equal | B．Were other things equal |
| C．To be equal to other things | D．Other things to be equal |