Last year alone, the temporary unemployment insurance lifted 2.5 million people out of poverty, and ________ the blow for many more.
| A．corrected | B．cushioned |
| C．compensated | D．corresponded |
World leaders have to face the fact that ________ global warming has become perhaps ________ most complicated issue.
| A．/；the | B．/；/ |
| C．the；the | D．the；/ |
I'm a fresh hand so I don't think I can do it well.
－________Something attempted，something done.
| A．Come on. | B．It just depends. |
| C．Why not? | D．I think so. |
The couple overjoyed ________ words on hearing their son survive the airplane crash by a miracle.
| A．of | B．in |
| C．beyond | D．above |
Around the world there are many young people________a great deal of money on listening to pop or rock music.
| A．spending | B．spend |
| C．to spend | D．spent |
A British scientist has predicted that parents who lose children in accidents may be able to clone “copies” to________ them within 50 years.
| A．take place | B．take place of |
| C．take the place of | D．in place of |