______with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
| A．Compare | B．When comparing |
| C．Comparing | D．When compared |
--- ________ the stone in the way.
----- Oh, thank you for reminding me.
| A．Pick out | B．Take on | C．Look out for | D．Watch out |
I feel sure that _______ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.
| A．on account of | B．in spite of | C．in terms of | D．by means of |
---I was wondering whether you could remember the name of the place.
---I’m afraid that ______ me for the moment.
| A．puzzles | B．escapes | C．disturbs | D．reminds |
China’s central government has____that it has sent a team to look into the use of “slave labor” at illegal brick kilns(窑) in Shanxi Province.
| A．accounted | B．adopted | C．confirmed | D．registered |
Some 1,000 new words or usages join the English language each year. Some go into the dictionary. Others _______ from use.
| A．remain | B．leave | C．fail | D．fade |