Nowadays, more and more people are dedicated _____ the poor in the remote areas.

   A. to help              B. in helping        C. on helping           D. to helping  

The speaker always talked about difficult things. His ideas hardly _____ to the audience.

   A. got over           B. got through   C. got across            D. got down

—Why are you standing here?

   —I’m waiting for Shirley. She will be back _____.

   A. gradually           B. originally     C. shortly       D. abruptly

By the year 2020 scientists _____ a lot of research on AIDS.

   A. had done         B. do     C. are doing        D. will have done

The former manager of the company was said _____ in an organized crime.

   A. to be involved                 B. to involve

   C. to have involved              D. to have been involved

 _____ is commonly believed that the play was written by Shakespeare.

   A. It           B. That              C. What              D. As

I will buy this type of car _____ the price is brought down to under 10,000 dollars.

   A. even if                 B. provided that     C. unless                    D. whether

. Her interesting face, with a long nose and big eyes, is what makes her _____.

   A. stand by    B. stand for           C. stand up            D. stand out

_____ it will do us harm or good remains to be seen.

   A. If          B. Whether          C. That        D. What

. Since everybody is clear, there is no _____ in discussing the question any further.

   A. point            B. possibility                C. wonder         D. doubt