The secretary worked late into the night, _____a long speech for the international conference.

A. to prepare　　　 B. prepared　　　　　　 C. preparing　　　 D. was preparing

We Chinese can work wonders, that is, we can make ____.

A. impossible possible　　　 B. the impossible possible

C. impossibly possible 　　 D. the impossible possibly

They found __________ that the goddess turned out to be a modern-looking woman.

A .surprisingly　　 B.with surprise 　　C.to their surprise　　 D.a surprise

________ balanced diet will increase ________ ability to resist infection.

A. A; an　　B. The; an　　C. A; the　　D. The; 不填

——Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday?

　 ——News about the tsunami striking her country ____ an attack of homesickness.

A、set for B、set out C、set about D、set off

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So loudly ____ that even people in the next room could hear him.

A. did he speak　　　 B. spoke he    C. he spoke　　　 D. should he speak

The great celebration we had all been looking forward to ________ yesterday.

A. be held　 　　B. was held

C. being held 　　 D. hold

If you aren’t good at thinking, you can’t study e ________.

The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest

　　A. blamed 　 B. condemned 　 C. accused 　 D. charged