Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it _____ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent _____ the same period a year ago.

A. sold; comparing with        　 B. has sold; compared to

C. had sold; compared to             D. was selling; compared with

The burglars gained entry to the building after their ____________________ (弄坏报警器). (disable)

The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed ___ my memory.

A. to           B. over         C. by           D. on

—Lucy, why did you drop the chance to get big money?

—_______. I don’t want to get rich by taking risks.

A. All is well that ends well　　 B. No sweet without sweat

C. Better safe than sorry　　　　 D. One man’s meat is another’s poison

当我们外出时，我们托付邻居照顾我们的宠物狗。

Whom can you trust, if not _______ ?

A. himself 　 B. he　 C. him 　 D. his

____ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ____ packed lunch.

A. A; a　　　 B. The; /　　　　　 C. The; a　　　　　　 D. A; /

You could have seen from his face that he had ________ to you．

A．lied　　　　　 B．lay　　　　　　 C．laid　　　　　 D．lain

The minister said, “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we’ll never ______ with criminals.”（ ）

A. negotiate　　 B. quarrel　 C. argue　　 D. consult

We rent a beach house with two small rooms, the smaller ____________________________ (可以用作) a kitchen. (act)