Most people would agree that nuclear science should be developed to benefit the human beings ________ harm them．

A．more than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．better than

There are many things in different areas ________ we can do to reduce the possible dangers of AIDS．

A．where

B．there

C．what

D．that

－We don' t have enough dictionaries．What would you like to suggest?

－How about four of us ________ one?

A．share

B．to share

C．sharing

D．shared

He was planning to go abroad but his parents ________ that they wouldn't agree unless he could borrow money from the bank by himself．

A．were deciding

B．have decided

C．decided

D．will decide

Who do you think will ________ now that the president has resigned?

A．take over

B．take up

C．take in

D．take off

It ________ be difficult to discover the truth about Iraq War if people refused to consider anything that might be true．

A．would

B．can

C．need

D．should

There must be a better way to teach our students ________ value of ________ life than just inviting an old professor to give a boring speech．

A．the; a

B．\; the

C．a;\

D．the;\

Peter has been busy these days and seldom ________ to come over to have a chat with me．

A．doesn't he have time

B．does he have time

C．he has time

D．he hasn't time

－Michael, now in hospital, says he regrets drinking and smoking．

－Well, no one knows the value of health ________ he has lost it．

A．since

B．when

C．after

D．until

After his retirement, John ________ fishing as one of his new hobbies．

A．took up

B．took in

C．took for

D．took over