--–So you gave her your phone?

---______. She said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.

A. My pleasure B. Not exactly C. No wonder D. All right

The word “ungelievable” based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, ____a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.

A. delivers B. simplifies C. declares D. clarifies

He ____to go to Beijing today, but he postponed the trip when he heard that there would be a downpour at noon.

A. was intending B. would intend C. had intended D. intended

On the bank of the river, we found him _____on a bench, with his eyes _____on a kite in the sky.

A. seated; fixing B. sitting; fixing C. seated; being fixed D. sitting; fixed

In order to put an end to poverty, the World Bank has switched its ______to providing technical assistance and long-term loans to developing countries.

A. concern B. process C. struggle D. focus

The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.

A. regularly B. constantly C. occasionally D. frequently

People in these countries demand equal treatment for all, ____race, religion or sex.

A. in defence of B. regardless of C. instead of D. in support of

Eric didn’t feel at ____ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing ____face.

A. the; a B. an; / C. /; the D. /; /

To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again _________the plan that didn’t sound reasonable.

A. cheered up B. settled down C. brought up D. put up

John worked hard at his lessons and gained _____to a famous university last year.

A. permission B. admission C. agreement D. freedom