| The speaker is giving rather an _____ speech, as I can judge from the _____ look of all the listeners. |
A. inspiring; inspiring B. inspired; inspired C. inspiring; inspired D. inspired; inspiring |
| Thanks to _____ invention of the telephone, people can chat with _____ others in different places. |
A. the; the B. /; the C. /; / D. the; / |
| In order to support the big family, he worked so hard that _____ he made himself ill. |
A. occasionally B. purposefully C. normally D. eventually |
| The matter has reached to a point _____ the two sides will have to go to court. |
A. when B. that C. where D. which |
| My mother _____ Beijing in a few days. I wonder when the earliest plane _____ on Monday. |
A. leaves; takes off B. is leaving; takes off C. is leaving; is taking off D. leaves; is taking off |
| Nowadays people take _____ exercise a day |
A. less than half B. less than as half as C. less than half as much D. half less than |