Without the development of the Internet, Taobao and Tmall______$ 5.7 billion in sales on 11 November, 2013.

A. wouldn't makeB. didn't makeC. hadn't madeD. wouldn't have made

He set out for a remote village for ____  he hoped would be a peaceful retirement.

A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where

____ to teaching, as we know, contributes to his popularity with his students.

A. To devoteB. DevotedC. Being devotedD. Devoting

It does not matter that you are a slow walker _____ you never walk backwards.

A. as long asB. as soon as C. unlessD. until

President Xi appeared in Zhongshan suit in Dutch, ____ displayed the leader's national pride and confidence

A. asB. whereC. thatD. which

Since the sales promotion, all the items _______well.

A. have been soldB. were soldC. had soldD. have been selling

The waste water, when _______，should be clean enough to meet standards.

A. releasingB. being releasedC. releasedD. to be released

As for me, few excitements can beat ______of being admitted to my favorite university.

A. thatB. thoseC. oneD. ones

--What a beautiful dress Jane is wearing！

--But it doesn't look good ____ her skin.

A. onB. inC. againstD. alongside

Under no circumstances _______the search far the missing plane.

A. do we stopB. will we stopC. we stopD. we will stop