Mary is a humorous and warmhearted woman and that is ________ she is a most popular person in her community.
| A．whether | B．because |
| C．how | D．why |
________ much media attention is paid to the topic of raising children or caring for elderly parents in their final years，it seems ________ not much is explained on being a parent.
| A．While；that | B．As；like |
| C．Because；that | D．Since；/ |
---I heard your husband had left for Vienna by air．Why didn’t you go there with him？
---I_________．But I________ a fashion design competition two days away．
| A．was scheduled to；will have attended |
| B．had been scheduled to；will be attending |
| C．was scheduled to have；am attending |
| D．had scheduled to；am attending |
When ________how a statue from distant Greece，in China，researchers explained that it was no doubta result of Alexander the Great’s influence．
| A．they were asked；should appear； |
| B．being asked；can have appeared； |
| C．asked；must have appeared； |
| D．asked；could have appeared； |
Hackers threatened _______ Sony release the film ‘The Interview’（also entitled ‘Killing Kim jong un’）on the coming 2014 Christmas，they ______ launch terror attacksresembling 11thSept in 2001，
| A．should；will be | B．were to；could |
| C．were；should have | D．should；would |
The “new” Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants the USA to promise _________ Japan declares war against China，the USA will give military aid，__________ promises to be impossible.
| A．if；which | B．whether；it |
| C．if；that | D．when；it |