--- Mike is always working hard and has made greater progress recently.

--- ________ he got the first prize.

A. No doubt   B. No wonder

C. No way      D. No problem

--- The car give off a great deal of waste gas into the streets.

--- Yes. But I’m sure something must be done to ________ air pollution.

A. reduce                            B. remove                     C. cut                                 D. rid

Hi, Jim. I’m so glad your vocabulary is gradually ________.

A. bringing up               B. turning up

C. building up                      D. setting up

Tom was ________ to win first prize in the competition, but his illness made him miss the chance.

A. possible                    B. likely

C. probable                          D. maybe

Only after Mary read her composition the second time ________ the spelling mistake.

A. did she notice           B. she noticed

C. does she notice                D. she has noticed

The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job, and then being creative in our _______ to getting it finished.

A. measure                   B. approach                 C. methods                          D. chance

The famous musician, as well as his students, ____ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.

　　　 A. were invited　　　　　　 B. have been invited

C. was invited D. has been invited

---Allen said something hard to understand at the conference.

---Yes, her remarks left me _______ about her real purpose.

A. wondering                B. to wonder

C. having wondered            D. wondered

Progress so far has been very good. We are, _____, confident that the work will be completed on time.

A. besides                     B. however

C. otherwise                 D. therefore

I am not used to living in the Middle East, because they have too many religious festivals to ____.

A. observe                    B. keep

C. follow                      D. respect