| Although she could speak very little Chinese, ______ we did manage to communicate with her. |
A. anyhow B. anyway C. somewhere D. somehow |
| — It is said that the number of Chinese characters you can type on your mobile phone is _____ the total number of Chinese characters. — I know. That is because the character input systems are made by foreign cell phone producers. |
A. much than 25 percent B. 25 percent as less as C. 25 percent less than D. 25 percent as much |
| The dress is really fashionable and eye-catching, but it is _____ too big for me. |
A. fairly |
| The volcano erupted violently , yet the village at the foot of it should _______. |
A. come through |
| This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be ______. |
A. laid down B. laid out C. laid off D. laid aside |
| Because of the powerful earthquake, telephone lines, electricity and water supplies were_______ in that area for several days. |
A. cut down B. cut in C. cut up D. cut off |
| Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money, which _______ half of her income. |
A. makes up B. counts on C. accounts for D. consists in |
| Scientists are still ______ a cure to cancer. |
A. searching of B. searching C. searching for D. in search |
| I smoke out of ____ habit, not for ____ pleasure, and I have had this habit for twenty years. |
A. a; the B. the; a C. /; the D. /; / |
| The film company has given up _____ idea of acting _____ play of Shakespeare. |
A. the; the B. the; a C. an; a D. an; the |