While these activities might cause laughter ______ respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength.

A. more than        B. rather than          C. other than          D. less than

Every minute must be made full use _______ in class.

A. of studying       B. to study            C. to studying         D. of to study

This machine is very easy ______. Anyone can learn to use it in a few minutes.

A. operating        B. to be operating       C. operated           D. to operate

Despite the fact that all three teams ________ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes．

A．adopted        B．attained     C．adapted       D．attached

The local government has been accused of not responding _________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area．

A．constantly   B．appropriately      C．gradually     D．approximately

The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes．

A．correspond with   B．relate to

C. compare with      D．communicate with

I have been convinced that the print media are usually more __________ and more reliable than television.

A. actual         B. adequate         C. accurate      D. autonomous

It was for the first time that the two countries ______ an agreement.

A.reached           B. have reached        C. had reached        D. will reach

I called the airline to ______ my flight reservation a week before I left for Canada.

A. expand            B. book              C. confirm           D. strengthen

Canada is a large country _____ many people from all over the world live.

A．which             B. in which           C. that              D. in that