Everyone in the village hoped that he would ______ after a few days' treatment．

A. pick up             B. come up                  C. keep up                   D. make up

 ______ to caring for the poor，Mother Teresa is greatly respected throughout the world·

A. Devoting           B. Being devoted           C. Having devoted         D. Devoted

The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ______ when the

virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.

A. delay　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　 C. schedule　　　　　　　　 D. consideration

 ______ Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan led to water and electricity shortage on the island.

A. Which              B. That                        C. What                       D. As

 ---Mr. Smith ______ in Russia for 10 years.

---No wonder he can speak Russian fluently and now teaches Russian in a Chinese college.

A. had stayed         B. has stayed               C. stayed                      D. stays

 I smell something ______ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?

A. burning             B. burnt                        C. being burnt               D. to be burnt

 She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ______ 50 million. 

A. have reached     B. has reached                     C. are reaching              D. had reached

 I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early ______ I can have time for a cup of tea.

A. as soon as         B. as a result                 C. in case                            D. so that

 George Orwell, ______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays.

A. the real name     B. what his real name     C. his real name            D. whose real name

 The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Moreover          B. Therefore               C. Meanwhile                D. Otherwise