Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional________. (2011·江苏，27)
| A．consequence | B．independence |
| C．competence | D．intelligence |
Mark woke up one morning to find both water and electricity ______because he had not been able to pay the bills.
| A．cut out | B．cut down | C．cut off | D．cut short |
He was told that it would be at least three more months _____ he could recover and return to work.
| A．when | B．since | C．before | D．that |
With more traffic problems arising, more strict rules have been set, which makes it difficult for people to succeed __________the driving test
| A．to pass | B．passing | C．to have passed | D．to be passed |
Tricks are often ______ those who look honest.
| A．laughed at | B．greeted | C．played on | D．made to |
-- Do you know Mo Yan won ___ Nobel Prize for literature?
-- Sure. It is said that he is actually as dumb as _____oyster.
| A．the; an | B．a; an | C． an; / | D．/ ;the |