China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba had an amazing year as the Nov. 11 shopping carnival broke new records, the Double Twelve shopping day ______ with success.
A. having followed B. following
C. followed D. to follow
______ can be more exciting than the news that the Chinese national football team has reached the tournament knockout stage (淘汰赛阶段) at the Asian Cup.
A. Nothing B. Everything
C. Anything D. Something
— How do you like the trip to Tai Wan?
— We _____ there for a week. It’s a fantastic place and well worth visiting again.
A. had stayed B. have stayed
C. stayed D. will stay
To persuade drivers to ______ checking their phones whenever they beep, New York state plans to introduce so-called Texting Zones along its major highways to make sure of the drivers’ safety.
A. allow B. resist C. admit D. insist
The nationwide smog serves as a constant reminder, indicating that it’s high time we ______ on ourselves.
A. would reflect B. have reflected
C. are reflecting D. reflected
______ adequate water for all residents was, until only a few decades ago, a serious problem.
A. Providing B. Provided
C. Having provided D. Provide
