It is not immediately clear _________ the financial crisis will soon be over．

A．that

B．what

C．when

D．whether

A terrible flood hit Gongshang in Yunnan province, ________ 200 persons．

A．killed

B．killing

C．to kill

D．kill

We shouldn’t complain about being poor because many families are much _______ than we are．

A．worse off

B．badly off

C．well off

D．better off

He would rather _________ his life than _________ damage done to state property．

A．lose; to see

B．to lose; see

C．to lose; to see

D．lose; see

Progress so far has been very good．_________, we are sure that the project will be completed on time．

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Besides

Please press the red button in case of _________

A．emergency

B．career

C．achievement

D．explanation

If we can _________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right．

A．come across

B．get over

C．come over

D．get the hang of

We may lose a lot of support, but that’s the _________ we’ll have to take．

A．bond

B．bet

C．chance

D．hazard

Tom, _________ yourself．Do you forget the school rules?

A．achieve

B．believe

C．respect

D．behave

What prevented your plan _________?

A．from being carried out

B．from carrying out

C．to carry out

D．to be carried out