After the quake, the whole city lay in ____ ruins. However, with all the efforts, ________ new Tangshan was born.
| A．/; a | B．the; / |
| C．/; the | D．the; the |
He managed to reach the summit of his career, but it was at the _________ of his health.
| A．consumption | B．credit | C．exhaustion | D．expense |
As is well known, the brain performs a very important _______, which controls the nerve system of the body.
| A．motion | B．action | C．function | D．fact |
—Jack Brown is very clever and he studies hard as well.
—No ________ he comes out first in the exams.
| A．answer | B．question | C．wonder | D．problem |
—Paul has gone abroad to try his luck.
—In my _______, his decision is not wise.
| A．word | B．view | C．sight | D．way |
The financial crisis has put the world economy in a difficult _________.
| A．occasion | B．condition | C．evaluation | D．situation |