________________, they couldn’t make their teacher change her mind.
A. Whatever hard they try
B. No matter how they tried hard
C. As they tried hard
D. Hard as they tried
But for the fact that George __________ the exam, he would have driven his car to our college yesterday.
A. didn’t pass B. would not pass
C. hadn’t passed D. doesn’t pass
Contrary to what I had expected, Mickey Stewart, ________ the German headquater, was doing his best to convince me not to leave.
A. at the mercy of B. in terms of
C. in favor of D. on behalf of
In all his life, Dickens wrote a large number of excellent novels in the 19th century, _____ some are still popular nowadays.
A. whose B. of that
C. in which D. of which
The deal, _______ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.
A. completed B. being completed
C. to be completed D. having been completed
The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ______ in the Chinese language.
A. prejudice B. enthusiasm
C. awareness D. desire
