—John failed in the English test this time.
— He has been studying hard all the time.
| A．Of course. | B．Sure. |
| C．What a surprise! | D．Is there something wrong? |
Yongquan Temple，_________ from 908 and located in Gushan，Fuzhou，received crowds of people who came to welcome the Chinese New Year．
| A．dating | B．to date | C．dated | D．having dated |
Progress has been very good so far．We are，_________, confident that the work will be completed as expected．
| A．however | B．therefore | C．besides | D．otherwise |
Much of the criticism has focused on the railway’s online purchasing system，which has been
unable to _________ the huge demand．
| A．take notice of | B．attach importance to |
| C．show preference for | D．keep pace with |
_________ character teaching，storytelling is one of the best ways to get your points across，
especially to young kids．
| A．In terms of | B．As a result of |
| C．In favour of | D．By means of |
The governments are very _________ about setting a new policy and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one．
| A．particular | B．concerned |
| C．cautious | D．certain |