There are ________ articles in the newspaper on this issue.
A. quite a little B. a great deal of
C. a large amount of D. a large number of
The small mountain village was ________ by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out
C. cut off D. cut away
Leaders of many countries have been trying to ________ what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years.
A. carry out B. figure out
C. watch out D. make out
They don't allow ________ in the building, but they allow me ________ out of it.
A. to smoke; smoking B. smoking; smoking
C. to smoke; to smoke D. smoking; to smoke
We ________ so much trouble over the last three weeks.
A. were facing with B. have been faced with
C. have been facing with D. were faced with
He tried to cope with the burden of his work, but finally he ________ and had to take a complete rest.
A. broke up B. broke away
C. broke off D. broke down