Not until we saw the manager did we know that the bank ________the company for the purpose of reducing its borrowings.
| A．took part in | B．caused damage to |
| C．put pressure on | D．drew attention to |
The survey results concerning family and social environments were announced in November, 2010 and last month ______.
| A．accidentally | B．unconsciously | C．cautiously | D．respectively |
At least 30 percent of the government speeches abandon ______ tones and embraced the most popular cyber words developed by Chinese netizens in the past year, for example, fuyun (floating cloud, indicating vanity).
| A．serious | B．bureaucratic | C．abstract | D．ridiculous |
Women’s earnings are well below men’s ______ educational differences that are decreasing between the two sexes.
| A．in spite of | B．in favor of | C．in case of | D．in terms of |
—What attracted you to our university?
—You have a great basketball team and I can ______ for it.
| A．work out | B．look out | C．carry out | D．try out |
The word “ungelivable” based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, ______ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.
| A．delivers | B．simplifies | C．declares | D．clarifies |