| During the 2008 financial crisis,the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide millions of emergency fund aid to help _____ unemployment. |
A. release B. resemble C. relieve D. recommend |
| The big fire in Shanghai, believed to _____ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there. |
A. have occurred B. occur C. have been occurring D. be occurring |
| John waited at the bus stop for nearly an hour _____ the bus finally arrived. |
A. when B. as C. before D. while |
| The village seemed _____, the only sign of life _____ some trees waving in the howling wind. |
A. alone; were B. deserted; being C. lonely; was D. abandoned; to be |
| I think I was at school, _____ I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news. |
A. even so B. and then C. so that D. or else |
| — I promise my daughter _____ get a nice present on her birthday. — I think it will be a big surprise to her. |
A. must B. shall C. might D. need |
| So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is _____ ideal. We have to work still harder. |
A. far from B. next to C. out of D. due to |
| Several of the passengers were hurt and one was taken to hospital. Luckily _____ was killed. |
A. no one B. not all C. none D. no other |
| Though he lacks experience, the arrangements are all _____ for the meeting next Thursday ahead of time. |
A. in particular B. in place C. in preparation D. in time |
| Mr. Brown arranged for the taxi to come at six _____ she would not have to wait long at the station. |
A. so that B. even if C. before D. because |