Chicago, a young American city, is famous for its frequent strong winds._________, it has been given the name “The Windy City”.
| A．As a result | B．On the contrary |
| C．In the long term | D．As a matter of fact |
It was nothing but his ten years of hard work that _______ his success in his research.
| A．referred to | B．applied to | C．led to | D．appealed to |
_______ only one week left before the final examination, we’re kept busy going over our lessons.
| A．For | B．As | C．Since | D．With |
— Why not join the football club?
— I’d love to, but I’m afraid it will _______ too much of my time.
| A．take up | B．make up | C．hold up | D．pick up |
_______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
| A．Compare | B．Comparing |
| C．When compared | D．When comparing |
To be honest, you can hardly imagine the difficulty that I had _______ the money for buying a car.
| A．to raise | B．raising | C．raised | D．raise |