Discovered by the Portuguese in 1506 and _____ in 1810, the island belongs to the Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.
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A.settling |
B.settled |
C.to settle |
D.having settled |
Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her good nature _____ had got her into medical school.
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A.when |
B.which |
C.how |
D.that |
The heart is _____ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
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A.not less |
B.not more |
C.no less |
D.no more |
It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for a woman to get a medical training so long ago _____ women’s education was always placed second to men’s.
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A.while |
B.when |
C.until |
D.as |
_____ the child cannot forgive is the parents’ refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.
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A.Whether |
B.That |
C.Why |
D.What |
More and more young Indian women are saying, “I don’t” rather than “I do” to child marriage, _____ their backs to a troublesome tradition that is still alive in the country’s poorest regions.
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A.to turn |
B.being turned |
C.turning |
D.having turned |
The price went up and down .
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A.coming the living standard |
B.the living standard came |
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C.the living standard was coming |
D.came the living standard |
I certainly appreciate _____ us about the delay in delivering the materials because we had planned to begin work tomorrow.
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A.him to tell |
B.him of telling |
C.he told |
D.his telling |
Not until years later _____ their leading position in the marketplace with the creation of Swatch watches.
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A.the Swiss regained |
B.the Swiss has regained |
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C.did the Swiss regain |
D.has the Swiss regained |