_____, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s  struggle against disease.

  A. As the record is impressive                             B. As long as the record is impressive  

C. Impressive though the record is                      D. For the record is impressive

 _____ soft and smooth, the cloth _____ well.

  A. Felt; washes           B. Feeling; washes      C. Felt; is washed   D. Feeling; is washed

--- I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

   ---_____! I’m sure you’ll make it.

  A. Go ahead               B. Good luck               C. No problem        D. Cheer up

News came that Liu Xun, a student from Nanjing, ____ from thousands of candidates and became a torchbearer.

   A. made out                B. stood out                C. picked out          D. sent out

 ____ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a decent home environment.

   A. In exchange for      B. Except for              C. In addition to      D. Due to

Professor Karl Von Frisch, ____ scientists from Austria, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways ____ honey-bees communicate in their dark hives.

   A. a;\                         B. the ; which             C. a; where             D. the; that

.He takes his ____ home to his wife every Friday.

 A. salaries                    B. wages                    C. income               D. savings

David ____ from the analysis of traffic accident that it has been caused by human error.

 A. acknowledged          B. concluded              C. announced          D. considered

These tax laws, which are intended for domestic(国内的) companies, do not ____ to foreign companies.

  A. contribute              B. lead                       C. apply              D. fit

---Johnson was taken away by police yesterday.

  ---Sure. It is said that he was ____ of a theft.

  A. charged                 B. suspected               C. innocent          D. guilt