The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____.
| A．command | B．conviction |
| C．consent | D．compromise |
Their daughter has________for language while their son is a________pianist.
| A．gift；gifted | B．a gift；gifted |
| C．a present；presented | D．present；presented |
—It’s difficult to tell this picture from that one.
—Yes.The differences between the pictures are very________.
| A．broad | B．narrow |
| C．slight | D．impressive |
I hope the government will take more strict________against the smog that affected several big cities last winter.
| A．attitudes | B．measures |
| C．schedules | D．procedures |
Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside，________encouraging largescale city expansion.
| A．due to | B．rather than |
| C．except for | D．other than |
Evidence came up________special speech sounds can be recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
| A．what | B．which |
| C．that | D．whose |