Many of us love traveling, but lack of financial _________ often holds us back from seeing the world.

   A. destination        B. breakthrough      C. support        D. request

Let’s have a talk over this matter this afternoon, or __________ it is convenient to you.

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

_________ obviously made no difference whether I was there to look after things or not.

   A. It          B. That         C. What        D. This

A few days in this country, ________ you will be attracted by its impressive culture.

   A. but         B. or           C. so          D. and

I ________ asleep because it took me a long time to realize that the telephone was ringing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. could fall        B. need have fallen     C. must have fallen 　    D. may fall

As we stood on the top of the hill, we could see the beautiful scene that _______ before us.

    A. had spread      B. has spread      C. spread    D. spreads

He narrowly escaped _________ in a car accident caused by careless driving.

A. killing        B. to kill        C. being killed        D. to be killed

Although it _________ in the desert most of the year, people still live there.

    A. doesn’t rain     B. didn’t rain     C. hasn’t rained       D. hadn’t rained

“Drive-ins” have large parking lots ______ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.

    A. who              B. when         C. which       D. where

Our country are working even harder now to _______ the gap between the developed countries and ours.

A. short         B. narrow       C. slow        D. wide