| After a successful operation, Ronaldo has begun to do some exercise to ____ strength. |
A. add B. decrease C. increase D. rise |
| The most important thing about cotton in history is ____ part that it played in ____ Industrial Revolution. |
A. / ; / B. the ; / C. the ; the D. a ; the |
| ____ how much they pay, I am not interested in this kind of job. |
A. In spite of B. No matter C. In place of D. Even though |
| I was told that there were about 50 foreign students ____ Chinese in the school, most ____ were from Germany. |
A. study; of whom B. study; of them C. studying; of them D. studying; of whom |
| Where there is a war, there is ___, nothing ____. |
A. no peace, in peace B. peaceful, in peace C. in peace, in peace D. no peace, no peace |
| The book ___ 50 maps, ___ a Chinese map and an American map. |
A. contains, include B. contains, including C. includes, contain D. includes, containing |
| Some of the doctors are paid almost ______ as the nurses. |
A. twice as much B. much as twice C. as much twice D. as twice much |
| The club women gathered ______ clothes for people in the tsunami-hit countries. |
A. a great deal of B. masses of C. a large amount of D. amounts of |
| The driver was at ___ loss when ___ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding. |
A. a ; the B. / ; / C. the ; the D. a ; / |
| The pilot, whether ______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn. |
A. by accident B. at times C. suddenly D. all at once |