Only when the countries in the Middle East are no longer at war _____able to live a peaceful life.

A. will the people over there be     B. the people over there will be

C. are the people over there        D. the people over there be

Practice speaking English as often as possible and _____your spoken English will improve.

A. fluently     B. gradually     C. briefly       D. entirely

Our neighbor offered to look after our baby yesterday when we were busy, _____is often the case.

A. it    B. that    C. which    D. as

---How long has your brother been working in this factory?

   ---_____he dropped from school in 2010.

A. When      B. Until      C. Since      D. Before

I am very grateful to my high school teachers, without _____help I wouldn’t be so excellent.

A. whom     B. their     C. which      D. whose

Measures _____to stop housing prices from rising too fast, but it remains to be seen whether they still work.

A. are taking    B. had been taken       C. have taken      D. are being taken

The young man is determined to _____a small business of his own after he graduates from college.

A. set up      B. make up      C. bring up       D. turn up

On December 10,2013,many world’s top leaders went to Johannesburg _____Nelson Mandela, who had passed away.

A. in honor of       B. in favor of    C. in search of       D. in return of

Joan has been missing for a couple of days and there is growing _____for her safety.

A. attention    B. danger     C. concern     D. hope

The year 1949 _____the birth of a new country---the People’s Republic of China.

A. watched     B. noticed      C. saw       D. recorded