— Tu Youyou who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 is ______ excellent Chinese scientist.

— I can’t agree more. In fact, she is _______ pride of China.

A. the; a B. an; the C. an; a D. the; the

It is confirmed that the police have offered a(n) _______ of $5,000 for any information about the robbery.

A. prize B. award C. reward D. pay

I’m sorry to hear that two people died ______ the earthquake at the beginning, but later still more died ______ the diseases after the quake in Ya’an a few years ago.

A. of; of B. from; from C. of; from D. from; of

Driving in the rush hour ______ be very dangerous, so you _______ be too careful.

A. should; need B. could; should C. might; mustn’t D. can; can’t

— My father has worked as a surgeon since he graduated from Nanjing Medical University _______.

— So he is ________ now?

A. in 1990; in his forties B. in 1990s; in his forties

C. in the 1990; in the forties D. in the 1990s; in his fortieth

Being _______, the novel based upon real-life events sells ________.

A. very worth being read; good B. well worth reading; good

C. well worth reading; well D. very worth reading; well

— How do you find the lecture of Li Yang Crazy English?

— I think it’s ______, but someone thinks it’s much too ______.

A. wonderful enough; bored C. enough wonderful; boring C. wonderful enough; boringD. enough wonderful; bored

_______ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too _______ to the bedtime.

A. If; closed B. As; closing C. Although; close D. Unless; closely

— The winner of Academy Honorary Award (奥斯卡终身成就奖) _______ to be Jackie Chan this year.

— Well, he deserved it. He has acted in nearly 100 films and his films successfully join humor and exciting action together.

A. turned down B. turned on C. turned off D. turned out

— Why didn’t you try your best to get on the underground?

— I tried to, but it started moving ______ I could get on it.

A. before B. while C. as soon as D. after