In the year 2012, the AfricanAmerican tech workforce reduced from 2.8 percent to 2.3 percent, while Asian tech employment saw a ________ small decrease from 4.6 percent to 4.2 percent.
| A．differently | B．slightly |
| C．narrowly | D．similarly |
Let’s keep to the point, or we _____any decisions.
| A．will never reach | B．have never reached | C．never reach | D．never reached |
He said it was _____ impossible to buy the novel which was _____ worth reading.
| A．very…very | B．very…quite | C．much…much | D．quite…well |
______ won’t be long ______ National Day comes.
| A．There…since | B．This…ago | C．It…before | D．That…after |
I’m afraid nobody but his parents or Jim, his best friend, _____ the secret.
| A．are going to tell | B．have told | C．has told | D．have been told |
—What were you doing when I phoned you last night?
—I _________my painting and was starting to take a bath.
| A．have already finished | B．was finishing |
| C．had just finished | D．was going to finish |