Among so many people at the party, I _______ John, one of my classmates after 20 years.
A. looked up B. picked out C. took up D. brought out
He was about to leave the office for home _______someone knocked the door and asked for some help.
A. untilB. whileC. asD. when
There are nearly one hundred foreign students in our university, most of _______ are from America and Australia.
A. whichB. themC. whomD. those
Working hard in study is important, but_______ as important is the desire to learn.
A. merelyB. equallyC. nearlyD. partly
In the opinion of Li Ming, a science student in that high school, physics is_______ chemistry, but much easier than English.
A. as difficult a subject asB. as a difficult subject as
C. a subject so difficult asD. difficult as a subject as
They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were _______.
A. in turn B. in timeC. in vainD. in need