The ability ________ an idea is as important as the idea itself.
| A．expressing | B．expressed |
| C．to express | D．to be expressed |
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. Once fighting _________ between the two villages and many people were killed.
| A．broke out | B．was broken out | C．had broken out | D．had been broken out |
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—My boss punished me this morning.
—Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, _________ I can see.
| A．as long as | B．as far as | C．as well as | D．as soon as |
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He could see the tall chimneys of the factory _________.
| A．from distance | B．in distance | C．in the distance | D．to a distance |
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—Excuse me, is the book shop far from here?
—No, it is just _________ of our college.
| A．3 kilometres long | B．3 kilometres walk |
| C．within 3 kilometres | D．3 kilometres far |
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Not ____ he died, he received an award for his selfless service to the old.
| A．long before | B．before long | C．long ago | D．shortly before |