Many scholars share the belief that interest is as _____ to learning as the ability to understand, even more so to some degree.

A. subtle   B. vital       C. similar   D. obvious

 I think it’s not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them_____ the value of life lies.

A. that       B. which    C. where   D. how

It’s really unwise of some teenagers from low-income families to spend a large sum of money on Apple products ______ they could buy other cheaper brands.

A. unless   B. when    C. so that  D. in case

---Where to, Madam?

---________at the Baiyun Hotel, No 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, please.

A. Pick me up    B. Call me up     C. See me off    D. Drop me off

Excuse me, I want to borrow a book that gives a detailed______ of Alice Munro, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. account         B. imagination   C. reference     D. impression

______ his solid evidence, the judge declared him innocent in court and set him free immediately afterwards.

A. Believing     B. Have believed    C. Believed      D. To believe

It’s true that whoever ____positive for H7N9 will receive free medical treatment from our government without delay.

A. is tested      B. is being tested   C. has tested     D. tests

He states that good qualities such as honesty and self-discipline make ____he is today.

A. whom        B. how          C. what         D. which

 ____ can be seen in the chart right here, the air pollution level in the city has been increasing over the last months.

A. What         B. It            C. that          D. As

---I heard that Bill was scolded by the teacher last week.

   ---Ah, yes. The teacher wanted to check his exercises, but ___ was finished at all.

A. nothing       B. either        C. neither       D. none