When I was waiting for an important call, my cellphone ________ run out of power．

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．shall

It’s amazing that Mike should get such good marks while he does only ________ the others．

A．as much as half

B．half as much as

C．as many as half

D．half as many as

China has 56 nationalities, each of ________ has its own characteristics, forming the various and colourful Chinese culture．

A．them

B．what

C．that

D．which

－We have been in the traffic for an hour by now．

－Yeah．I’m afraid we’ll never ________ it to the conference．

A．get

B．have

C．do

D．make

Cultural differences ________ into consideration in communication, we can avoid some unexpected consequences．

A．take

B．taking

C．taken

D．being taken

The fact that smoking is harmful to health is ________ most smokers admit．

A．what

B．which

C．where

D．that

－Have you heard that he was admitted into Beijing University?

－Is that true?And I’m glad that his efforts at last ________．

A．worked out

B．paid off

C．turned out

D．paid for

Little ________ of hearing such beautiful music before attending Lang Lang’s concert．

A．he dreamt

B．did I dream

C．dreamt I

D．I did dreamt

His children are well-behaved, ________ those of his sister are naughty．

A．as

B．although

C．while

D．when

The guy next to me fell asleep ________ after the movie began．

A．gradually

B．eagerly

C．frequently

D．shortly