_____ more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.
| A．Compete | B．Being competed | C．To compete | D．Competing |
It’s difficult for college students to have a train seat during holidays, so they are advised to make seat ________ well in advance.
| A．observations | B．reservations | C．preservations | D．conservations |
Even though _______ Shanghai International Film Festival has only existed a short time, it has _______ good reputation worldwide.
| A．不填，a | B．the, 不填 | C．the, a | D．不填, 不填 |
A number of books ______ been stolen from the library since the beginning of this term and the number _____ as large as 500.
| A．have; are | B．has; is | C．has; are | D．have; is |
He is famous both ______ a novelist and a poet but he is more famous ______ his novels.
| A．for; as | B．with; for | C．as; for | D．like; as |
He is not ______ to be the kind of man who could have done such a rude thing to a lady. You must have been mistaken.
| A．likely | B．possible | C．probable | D．maybe |