We are        faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.

A. readily         B. smoothly        C. unavoidably           D. deliberately  

 Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful _______ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.

A. by which      B. to which     C. in that       D. so that

 — I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.

   — Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.

A. walked           B. was walking      C. had walked       D. would walk

 Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.

   A. might             B. would                C. must             D. can

 A decline in electricity output forces industrial estates and cities to burn more coal and give out more carbon to _________ the shortfall.

   A. make out          B. make up          C. bring out            D. bring up

 Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak.

  A. controls               B. affects              C. amuses           D. confuses

 Orange-uniformed emergency workers are searching the smoking ruins for three people _______ buried when the structure was shaken to the ground.

  A. to fear                B. fearing              C. feared           D. fear

 ________ to the trial, this small electronic device was only developed for military use.

A. Superior     B. Fundamental          C. Previous     D. Accessible

 Do I have to go to your shop to pick the cake myself, ________ you will deliver it for free?

A. or                   B. and              C. so               D. then

 Viewers will have ________ second chance to see Saturday’s concert on ________ Channel 4 tonight.

  A. a; the             B. the; the         C. the; 不填            D. a; 不填