________ work has been done to improve the people’s living standard.
| A．A large amount of | B．A large number of |
| C．A great deal | D．A great many |
The speech contest will begin with a short presentation followed by a question-and-answer session when audience members will be chosen _______ in order to be fair.
| A．in general | B．by chance |
| C．on purpose | D．at random |
—Mary, you need to catch up on your sleep after working overnight. Remember nothing can _______ for the loss of your health.
—Ok, I will.
| A．cooperate | B．Complicate |
| C．compensate | D．concentrate |
—I didn’t expect Jack was absent from my birthday party yesterday.
—As far as I know, he _______ to see his parents in Shanghai at the weekends.
| A．goes | B．went |
| C．has gone | D．had gone |
When reading, you don’t have to stop and look up every word, _______ meaning you don’t know can be understood from the context.
| A．which | B．whose |
| C．that | D．what |
The patient had no doubt that there was hope for cure _______ he was told that there was no way to reduce her pain and suffering from the disease.
| A．unless | B．until |
| C．after | D．since |