To help ordinary people _________ to cholera(霍乱),John Snow wanted to use his knowledge to solve this problem.

    A. exposed       B. opened         C. linked          D. joined

 He insisted that quick action _________ before things got even worse.

    A. made         B. be made         C. took           D. be taken

The further falling of the stock market as reported today has _______ a fresh wave of selling.

    A. set off         B. given off       C. put off           D. got off

Only when _________ the whole truth.

   A. did he return, did we find          B. he returned, did we find

   C. did he return, we found            D. he returned, we found

There is a popular belief among the parents ________ private schools do not have the same quality of public ones.

    A. whose         B. which        C. in which           D. that

――Any fashion news about skirts?

――Yes. This season’s short skirts have gained popularity now, although they ______ to be shocking at first.

    A. had been thought    B. were thought    C. are thought      D. had thought

__________ from above, the 2008 Olympic stadium in Beijing looks just like a bird’s nest made of the branches.

    A. To see         B. Seeing        C. Seen           D. Having seen

To the delight of Mr. Thomas, he managed to finish the task on time, which was the hardest job that he’d ever __________.

A. undertaken       B. dealt           C. involved           D. undergone

―― Our sons are very different from each other.

――__________. Their ways of doing things are not the same.

A.     That’s OK.

B.      It doesn’t matter.

C.      I’m afraid you’re wrong.

D.     I believe that you’ve got it right.

――Would you mind keep ________ eye on my baby while I go shopping?

―― Not at all. Besides, you have so lovely _______ kid.

    A. /, a           B. /, the         C. an, a           D. an, the