People do not believe in the ________ of ghosts.

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Though the old man was not very rich，he made a great ________ to help the poor boy．

A．effort

B．effect

C．impression

D．try

—Jenny，I'm going for the new job as a sales representative in that company tomorrow．

—Oh________．

A．Congratulations

B．Good luck

C．Wonderfully

D．Cheers

—Did you wash your new suit in hot water？

—Of course not．I am not ________ foolish．

A．very

B．that

C．very much

D．too

—Why didn't you call me last night？

—The line was busy．I couldn't________．

A．call you

B．phone

C．ring you up

D．get through

I have some doubt ________ his words，but ________ is no doubt that he has passed the exam．

A．about；it

B．of；that

C．about；there

D．to；he

We are sorry to see that these years most factories in our country ________ to employ men．

A．would rather

B．prefer

C．enjoy

D．are interested

You just can't imagine how ________ the flowers in my garden smell！

A．well

B．nice

C．smelly

D．tasty

Some passengers were walking through one of the big halls at Paris' Charles De Gaulle Airport ________the whole roof fell down．

A．when

B．as soon as

C．while

D．after

—What's wrong with your watch?

—It ________ five minutes a day．

A．speeds

B．gains

C．earns

D．catches