He sat quietly in the room, listening to the rain ________ against the window．

A．beating

B．hitting

C．striking

Shirley said that she would have a two-week holiday in July, ________ I think, is impossible．

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．it

While travelling, I had to Charge up my digital camera every day as the battery ________ quickly．

A．shut up

B．ran out

C．ended up

D．turned out

Most of the students feel nervous when they are reminded that it will be about half a year ________ they take the national college entrance examination．

A．since

B．that

C．before

D．until

－Wow!Jenny, I still owe you the film ticket yesterday．

－________．

A．Forget it

B．No problem

C．Don't mention it

D．Take it easy

________ person like him won’t be satisfied with ________ little progress that he has made．

A．The; a

B．The;/

C．A;/

D．A; the

We don’t do much ________ with foreign countries．

A．event

B．matter

C．affair

D．business

Every team member is clear about expectations and responsibilities ________ themselves．

A．referred to

B．belonged to

C．attended to

D．attached to

It is sometimes said ________ a society can be judged by the way ________ it cares for its weakest members．

A．/; which

B．that; what

C．what; that

D．that; /

Conflicts ended and the relations between the two countries have, ________, been close ever since．

A．consequently

B．suddenly

C．successfully

D．contemporarily