Great changes have taken place in the village ________ the years．

A．over

B．for

C．since

D．in

They had a pleasant chat ________ a cup of coffee．

A．for

B．with

C．during

D．over

You have not told us your opinion．You can ________, make it clear now．

A．but

B．and

C．however

D．or

She understood what I was talking about, ________ it was the first time we had spoken together．

A．whether

B．even though

C．as though

D．since

We won't give up ________ we should fail 10 times．

A．even if

B．since

C．whether

D．until

A computer costs nearly 5,000 yuan, but I have saved ________ 800 yuan．

A．not more than

B．no less than

C．no more than

D．more than

China Daily is ________ a newspaper．It helps improve our English．

A．no more than

B．no less than

C．more than

D．not more than

The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons．

A．were; was

B．was; was

C．was; were

D．were; were

At the discussion, jack ________ an idea that they should bring down the price of the bicycles．

A．came about

B．came up

C．came out

D．came up with

Many questions ________ at the meeting, but he answered none．

A．came up

B．raised

C．were risen

D．asked