On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems __________ paid special attention to.
| A．referred to being | B．referred to be |
| C．refer to being | D．refer to be |
__________ the warm and sunny weather, bananas grow very well in Hainan.
| A．Next to | B．Such as |
| C．Instead of | D．Because of |
As the story __________, the truth about the strange figure is slowly discovered.
| A．begins | B．happens |
| C．ends | D．develops |
When the girl was two years old, she had an interest __________ learning English, so her mother read three words to her __________ average every day.
| A．in; on | B．in; in |
| C．on; in | D．on; on |
With so many people __________ in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good __________ of English.
| A．communicate; knowing | B．communicated; knowledge |
| C．communicated; knowing | D．communicating; knowledge |
The sun has set and we walked as fast as we could, __________ to get there before it was dark.
| A．expected | B．to expect |
| C．expecting | D．expect |