The article that a PLA soldier in Chongqing guarding a military base was shot dead published in today's newspaper ________ the problems of social safety ________ of the public．

A．bring; into the attention

B．took; to the attention

C．brought; under the attention

D．brought; to the attention

Snow white, though written more than a century ago, still ________ children all around the world．

A．adjusts to

B．attends to

C．approaches to

D．appeals to

Hardly ________ to speak when there was a shout from the back of the hall．

A．does she begin

B．she has begun

C．had she begun

D．she had begun

He helped me with my mathematics, and ________, I helped him with his English．

A．in turn

B．in return for

C．in return

D．in turn for

－What did the teacher want to know, Bob?

－________ I could finish doing the homework．

A．When was it

B．It was when that

C．It was when

D．When it was that

Obama, the new president of the USA, is trying to help the Americans suffering from Wall Street crisis make the ________ needed to re-balance their lives．

A．accumulation

B．adjustment

C．decision

D．improvement

________ Uncle Tom came, he would bring us some gifts．

A．For the first time

B．Every time that

C．Every time

D．The first time that

According to the regulations of the company, you mustn't ask for leave ________ you have a doctor's diagnosed note．

A．unless

B．now that

C．even though

D．on condition that

－The accident might not have happened, had we been more careful．

－But we ________ at that time．

A．don't

B．didn't

C．hadn't

D．weren't

－How can she play the piano so well?

－Well, she ________ all her free time to practice．

A．costs

B．devotes

C．wastes

D．takes