He knows it's inconvenient, but he wants to go________.

A．otherwise             B．therefore

C．anyway               D．though

Only by then ________ that he had left his ticket at home.

A．John realized         B．realized John

C．did John realize       D．John did realize

 ________ that he made an obvious mistake, Jeff went on with his speech.

A．Not realized                             B．Not realizing

C．Not to realize                           D．Not to have realized

—Somehow the students can't understand the problem.

—If you explain it in simple English, you can make yourself ________ in class.

A．understand         B．understanding

C．understood         D．to understand

The snowstorm made ________ difficult for the workers to reach the place where they could repair the power supply.

A．it　　　　　　　　　　 B．that

C．one                   D．this

 ________people's living standards, the central government will take more measures in the coming years.

A．To raise                             B．Raise

C．Raising                                 D．Raised

—Was the play well worth seeing?

—Yes. No one could fail to be ________ by Olivier's performance as Othello.

A．impressed       B．expressed

C．depressed       D．stressed

John is interested in eco­travel and ________.

A．so his brother is     B．so is his brother

C．his brother is so     D．so his brother does

—The gentleman must be very rich.

—Don't be so sure. It's not ________ to judge a man only by his looks.

A．responsible         B．complete

C．social              D．reliable

 A lot of people often forget that oral exams______to test our communicative ability.

A．design            B．are designed

C．are designing       D．are being designed