When ________different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the similarities.
| A．being compared |
| B．comparing |
| C．having compared |
| D．compared |
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. —I’m afraid I have to leave for New York tomorrow.
—_____
| A．I’m afraid not. | B．Have a good journey. |
| C．Please do. | D．Why not go now? |
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I’m taking these apples out of the bag to _____ the load I have to carry.
| A．lessen | B．prevent | C．solve | D．limit |
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At the same time, they are taking strong _______to protect the wild animals.
| A．actions | B．measure | C．steps | D．efforts |
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_____your son recovers and your daughter passes the college entrance examinations, you
will have nothing to worry about.
| A．Now that | B．Although | C．As soon as | D．So long as |
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16. As we all know, Asia is _____Europe.
| A．four times as the size of | B．four times the size as |
| C．four times the size of | D．the size four times as |