It is 　　　　great honor for a country to host the Olympic Games. A great celebration was held in 　　　　honor of the event.

A. a; a B. a; /

C. /; / D. /; the

The Chinese government’s strong attitude towards the problem of the Diaoyu Islands arouses wide good ________ around the world.

A. response B. reflection

C. sympathy D. offence

My father was 　　　　a gold cup for his beneficial scientific invention for the development of the company, which cost a lot of effort.

A. awarded B. prized

C. awarding D. prizing

The number of lung cancer will go down greatly if people 　　　　to give up smoking and do more regular exercise.

A. persuade B. will persuade

C. be persuaded D. are persuaded

—It’s said that you are free these days.

—No, on the contrary, I have been ________ my feet all day at the office and I’m too tired.

A. rushed off B. left out

C. put out D. taken off

Everyone has weaknesses; the best approach in an interview is to admit your weakness but show that you are working on it and have a plan to 　　　　it.

A. win B. make

C. defeat D. overcome

As he wasn’t at the scene, the policeman couldn’t decide for a moment who ________ for the serious traffic accident.

A. blamed B. would blame

C. to blame D. was blamed

She rushed out of the house, ________ her baby in her arms, and drove directly to the nearest doctor’s office.

A. carried B. to carry

C. carrying D. having carried

I lost my way in complete darkness and, 　　　　matters worse, it began to rain.

A. made B. having made

C. making D. to make

With many troublesome problems, such as unemployment and crime, 　　　　, the new mayor seems to be at a loss.

A. remained to solve B. remaining to be solved

C. remained to be solved D. remaining to solve