Neither side was willing to give in at all and so no agreement ________．

reached

had reached

was reached

will be reached

He was so nervous during the test．No ________ he didn't pass the exam．

way

surprise

wonder

problem

Every possible means ________ to prevent water pollution, but we still have not enough clean water．

has been used

are used

were used

have been used

I regret ________ that I'm too busy ________ in the talk．

to say; to participate

saying; participating

to say; participating

saying; to participate

It is impossible to ________ to flee from every danger and some risks must be taken．

succeed

attempt

advise

manage

She ________ to beat the world record but failed at last．

succeeded

attempted

advised

offered

The spokesman ________ that the president would visit China next week, which cleaned up all doubts．

concluded

advised

demanded

confirmed

Lei Feng street, a newly built street in the city, was named ________ Comrade Lei Feng．

by means of

instead of

in favor of

in memory of

Music is a universal language, which makes it possible for Jay Chou to be popular in America ________ he doesn't speak English．

as if

even though

because

if

Her driver ________ for the accident had not been driving carefully．

blamed

being blamed

to be blamed

blaming