With its economy in great stress, Chinese government is now          for a way out and looking forward to a new stage in 2011.

Life is a cup, and under most           , it’s up to you to decide whether it’s a drinking cup (beiju) or a toothbrush cup (xiju).

The death of his lovely son in the huge earthquake was a(n) __________ blow and it almost   
broke him down.

It’s_____ that we should have to queue, when we have already got our tickets.

    — Are you pleased with what he has done?
— It couldn’t be ________. He must have put a lot of effort into his work.

Jack is late again. It is ____ of him to keep others waiting.

We’re going to visit so many ______ places and do lots of _______ things .

Samuel Clemens，______ Mark Twain, wrote many popular stories.

Your sentence is ________ if you haven’t left out “an”. Next time pay more attention.

It is _____ that the middle-aged lady will pass the driving test.