According to ___ announcement by Guangzhou Price Bureau, ____ new measures which have been taken recently are expected to cut the operation costs of each taxi driver by 1280 yuan.

A．the, \             B．an, the            C．\, the             D．an, \

The petrol in the car ____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.

A．gave up           B．gave off           C．gave in            D．gave out

If you ___ stick to the unrealistic approach, the worse result will be waiting for you not far ahead.

A．will              B．may              C．must             D．can

—Look, the paint is starting to come off ____ the wall is damp.

—Well, we'd better have the wall repainted some day.

A．when            B．where            C．if                D．once

Mary often stays up, reviewing her lessons, books___ all over the desk.

A．spreading         B．spread            C．are spreading      D．to spread

—Why did you leave without a word of warning to John?

—But what _____ otherwise? He never listens to me.

A．could I have done                       B．would I do

C．must I have done                        D．should I do

The engineer spoke highly of the government’s efforts, ____ he owed his safe return from Libya.

A．through which      B．to which          C．with whom        D．for whom

_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.

A．Except for         B．In spite of         C．Apart from        D．Instead of

To work at home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made _____ with the development of computer technology.

A．possible                              B．it possible

C．possibly                               D．to be possible

In everyday communication, information ___ by gestures is often misinterpreted.

A．suggested         B．conveyed         C．expressed         D．signaled