The cat padded across the road and towards the bushes just _______ the hornbeam trees, and she stopped.
A. except forB. apart fromC. beyondD. from
---You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.
---______________. Confidence is really important.
A. That’s not my cup of teaB. That’s not the point
C. I guess notD. I couldn’t agree more
Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through winter sleep.
A. build upB. pack upC. bring upD. take up
By 2013, cases of AIDS had been reported in Harbin, thus _____ AIDS a provincial concern.
A. to make B. makingC. havingD. made
I was blessed with a happy childhood, ______ that most people would want to have.
A. the oneB. one C. itD. /
The Arctic, which is abundant in oil, _____ second only to the Middle East, is ______ home to seals.
A. the; aB. /; theC. the; aD. /; /