Soon afterwards, he made his first public ______ about the affair to clear others’ misunderstanding of him.
| A．statement |
| B．direction |
| C．instruction |
| D．settlement |
The manager looked around the meeting room and said,“_____ everybody has arrived, let’s begin our meeting.”
| A．As if | B．Only if | C．Now that | D．In case |
----- Aren’t you tired of practising playing the piano day after day?
------ _______, I enjoy every minute of it.
| A．On the other hand | B．On the contrary | C．Now and then | D．For one thing |
Success in life doesn’t happen _____. It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.
| A．by force | B．by design | C．by accident | D．by choice |
Over the past week a new TV show has _____ a heated discussion among many young Chinese on the Internet.
| A．called off | B．set off | C．cut down | D．taken down |
Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you ______ weight.
| A．put on | B．put up | C．get up | D．get on |