The problem may not ________, but there's no harm in keeping our powder dry．

A．come

B．arise

C．rise

D．happen

Jack is good, hard-working and intelligent．________, I can't speak too highly of him．

A．In a word

B．As a result

C．In other words

D．Above all

It is always better to ________ your worries and troubles with your trusted friend or relative．This helps lighten your burden．

A．tell

B．deal

C．divide

D．share

Good design also takes into ________ if the machining operations will be easily performed and how the work is held．

A．regard

B．consideration

C．thought

D．observation

NBA star Yao Ming is getting married at an upmarket Shanghai hotel Monday in front of 100 relatives, with a(n)________ number of security guards expected to work the event．

A．fair

B．reasonable

C．equal

D．proper

Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday．He ________ drowned．

A．nearly

B．slightly

C．narrowly

D．hardly

－I hear they will get married next week．

－________

A．Good luck!

B．Congratulations!

C．Oh, really?

D．Yes, sir?

I'm so glad to see you back, Lucy．How long ________ at your grandma's?

A．had you stayed

B．did you stay

C．have you stayed

D．would you stay

Problems relating to people's livelihood(民生)have been the focus of the government, especially ________ Premier Wen Jiabao included them in his government work report last year．

A．when

B．if

C．since

D．until

－I'm afraid these flowers won't be able to live through the winter．

－But I think otherwise．You see, measures ________ to take good care of them．

A．have taken

B．had been taken

C．will take

D．are being taken