The heavy rain stopped us　　　　 at the station on time.

A.to arrive　　　　 B.arrive　　　　　　 C.arrived　　　　　 D.from arriving

Looking up, I saw that some children _____ rags were looking at me silently as I ate.

A. by　　　　 　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　 C. with　　　 　 D. on

In most cases,people will lose their　　 (食欲) when they are ill.

________people in the world are sending information by e-mail every day.

A. Tens of millions of　　　　　 　　　　　　B. Tens of millions

C. Ten of millions of　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Ten millions of

Can't you notice that there's little time left? Please tell me the whole thing ________.

A．in vain　 B．in total C．in brief　　 D．in public

I feel sure that ____ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind.　

A. on account of　 B. in spite of　 C. by means of　 D. in terms of

They need to reduce their dependence on borrowed money, for it is a painful and drawn-out process that can 　　　 credit and economic growth.

　 A. put off　　　 　　　　 B. choke off 　 C. take off　　 D. carry off

We forbid _____________here. Who permits you_____________？

　 A. smoking; smoking　　　　 B. smoking; to smoke　　　

C. to smoke; to smoke　　　 D. to smoke; smoking

They should make a___________ to the new environment.

President Hu Jintao said China and the US have common ______ in Taiwan.

A. affairs　　　 B. business　　　　 C. projects　　　　 D. interests