____________he came from the countryside, he became a modern architect.

    A. Although the fact that      B. Despite the fact that

    C. Despite                        D. Though the fact

 Most of the factories under___________ have been designed by Chinese engineers.

    A. control    B. construction   C. contribution   D.  conclusion

 In face of _______ failure, it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of mind.

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

 At a rough estimate（估计）, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.

A. three times the size as     B. the size three times of

C. three times the size of     D. three times as the size of

 It’s no use____ that you didn’t know the rules.

A. you pretend B. you to pretend C. of you to pretend D. your pretending

 The CDs are on sale！Buy one and you get ______ completely free.

A. other B. others C. one D. ones

 No sooner ________in the distance ______a storm began to pour.

A. a thunder broke; when    B. a thunder had broken; than

C. had a thunder broken; than          D. did a thunder break; than

 —Tony said he could fix my bicycle, but I really doubt it.

—_     __. He's good at that sort of thing.

 A．Don't worry            B．Of course

 C．A piece of cake           D．I couldn't agree more

 To gain a bigger _______ internationally, many companies are striving to make their products more competitive.

A. hold              B. share             C. interest             D. part

 Work means much to me. It is ______ of my life ______ air, water and sunlight.

A. as much a part; as                       B. as a part as much; as

C. as a part much; as                       D. so much a part; as