| Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a ____of exercise. |
A. limit B. lack C. need D. demand |
| With a lot of difficult problems ____, the manager felt like a cat on hot bricks. |
A. settling B. to settle C. being settled D. settled |
| President Hu Jintao said economic growth is the basis for strengthening defense capability, which is ____, an important indicator of overall national strength. |
A. in turn B. in return C. on a large scale D. in a row |
| To enjoy the scenery, Sara would spend long hours on the train ____ travel by air. |
A. as to B. other than C. instead of D. rather than |
| — Goods imported from abroad are _____ those made in China. — Yes. Some of the goods made in our country are of high quality. |
A. always as good as B. always no better than C. not always so well as D. not always better than |
| This cake is very sweet. You _____ a lot of sugar in it. |
A. should put B. could have put C. might put D. must have put |
| — The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned. — Oh, dear! She _____ a lot of difficulties! |
A. may go through B. might go through C. ought to have gone through D. must have gone through |
| If we go on using energy so wastefully, ____ are that our oil wells will be dried up before new energy sources can be found to replace oil. |
A. chances B. difficulties C. questions D. problem |
| — Can the students in our class compare with those in theirs? — The students in our class study ____ but not ____. |
A. harder; as clever B. hard; clever C. hardest; cleverest D. harder; cleverest |