_______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

    A. Far from      B. Apart from        C. Instead of      D. Thanks to

It’s very hard for Mary to work here, for ______ she does can’t satisfy her boss.

   A. what     B. whatever    C. which    D. whichever

______ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

A. Realized      B. Realizing       C. To realize       D. Having realized

—Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind?

   —Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ______.

A. affordable       B. acceptable        C. available        D. avoidable

China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from _______ in the South China Sea.

A. attacking                              B. having attacked

C. being attacked                         D. having been attacked

Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be ______ respected.

A. equally        B. especially       C. naturally        D. generally

The stars who advertise some false medicine _____ for the deaths caused by the medicine.

A. are to blame   B. are going to blame  C. are to be blamed  D. should blame

The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________ as the plane was making a landing.

   A. seat    B. seating    C. seated     D. to be seating

______ a piece of ice outside in such hot weather, and you’ll soon find it melt.

A. To put         B. Put         C. Putting         D. Having put

______ it is to listen to music when you are free.

A. What fun     B. What a fun     C. How fun     D. How funny