Duty is an act or a course of action that people ____ you to take by social customs, law or religion.

A. persuade　　　　　B. request　　　　 C. instruct　　　　　D. expect

 Lady Wang _____as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is a general manager of it.

A. has served　　　　B. serves　　　　C. had been serving　　　　 D. served

Ang Lee’s won another Oscar for directing Life of Pi telling all an amazing story, ________.

describing an Indian boy and a tiger on a life craft in the Pacific．

A．which            B．one         C．what                  D．that

The new movie______ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.

A．promises     B．agrees         C．pretends     D．declines

 My friend showed me round the town,      was very kind of him.

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

 We became good friends quickly, ______our life experiences couldn’t have been more different.

A. as long as      B. even though           C. in case         D. as though

Yue Yue, ____2­year­old girl who was twice run over by vans and then ignored by 18 passers­by as she lay critically injured on a street, draws_____ concern from all over the country.

A．/；/               B．a；the            C．a；/                          D．the；a

—These days I feel exhausted and lack strength.

—That’s _____too much drinking and poor diet lead.

A. what　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　D. where

My boss was very resistant to my proposal at first but she finally_____and accepted my idea.

A. slowed down　　　　 B. put down　　　　 C. got down　　　　 D. broke down

 Nature reserves are very important for preserving many animals and plants, which would _______ run the risk of becoming extinct.

A. otherwise                   B. therefore                     C. though                      D. instead