The price of gold has jumped to______ new all-time high as debt worries in the US and ______ Europe continue to trouble the world.

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

  Neighbors said they heard the man tell the woman that she couldn’t leave______ she gave back the money borrowed from him.

A. unless                     B. since                                 C. if                                        D. though

 The Chinese mainlanders from selected cities are allowed to visit Taiwan______ individual tourists.

A. within                      B. as                             C. for                                     D. like

 You should be more confident in______ situation is challenging you.

A. wherever                        B. whenever                        C. however                          D. whatever

  The Korean government plans to import Chinese cabbage from China, as the recent rainstorm has______ the price.

A. driven up               B. taken up                           C. set up                               D. looked up

 It’s hard to tell real Jingdezhen vases, and it’s a little more difficult for the untrained shopper to______.

A. dismiss                    B. distinguish                       C. seek                                 D. shelter

  If you have health examinations______, any disease you may have can be discovered early and successful treatment is more likely,

A. approximately      B. regularly                          C. gradually                          D. roughly

  “Run away from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou” has been a slogan for some of China’s younger generation______ are under unbearable economic pressure to survive in cities.

A. who                                  B. which                                C. whose                               D. for whom

 It’s great that all the visitors who _______ on the island were saved.

A. trapped            B. have been trapped     C. had trapped      D. had been trapped

 ---What does Old Walter usually do in his retirement?

---- These days he is ______ memories of village life for his new book.

A. putting up         B. putting on            C. setting up        D. setting down