In such a ______ situation, we have to be careful of what we say and what we do.

   A. delicate   B. fragile   C. weak   D. flexible

All visitors were amazed at the skills and ______ the artist ______ when carving the figure on the marble

A. technologies; showed           B. techniques; displayed 

C. technology; made                D. technique; displayed

I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but haven’t seen him _______.

   A. in the flesh  B. in personal   C. in flesh   D. in private

It is ridiculous of you to be afraid of your own ______, which follows everywhere you go when there is light.

   A. shade   B. shadow  C. figure  D. sculpture

Whether euthanasia(安乐死) should be made legal has been ________ in the law circle for many years.

   A. conventional   B. controversial  C. potential  D. experimental

The story is totally made up. If _______ it happens to be ______ anyone’s experience, we are here to apologize.

  A. by coincidence; similar to               B. by accident; in coincidence with

  C. by chance; by coincidence with      D. X; in coincidence to

Nobody knows for sure who possessed the ancient flower vase. In other words, nobody knows for sure who is  ______ of the flower vase.

   A. in possession    B. in the possession   C. of the possession  D. with possession

Students are given a lot of exercises to do, _______ to improve their grades.

   A. aimed    B. aiming   C. to be aimed   D. to aim

Strict measures have to be ______ to protect______ children from family abuses.

   A. adapted; adopted  B. adopted; adopted  C. adjusted; adjusted  D. attached; adopted

Plowing the field is the ______ means to grow crops in China, typical _____ the Chinese farming for thousands of years.

   A. controversial; with  B. traditional; in  C. conventional; of  D. contemporary; to