His brother aims to be _________ of his parents by the time he is twenty．

A．innocent

B．beneficial

C．invisible

D．independent

With everything arranged properly, the project is surely to _________ smoothly as planned step by step．

A．improve

B．increase

C．progress

D．occur

The little girl _________ to be a good singer if she gets good training in a music school．

A．wishes

B．expects

C．promises

D．hopes

The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student _________ to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading．

A．idea

B．aid

C．belief

D．access

The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, possesses rich cultural and geological _________．

A．attractions

B．amusements

C．entertainments

D．presentations

The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _________．

A．pulled out

B．pulled through

C．pulled up

D．pulled over

After _________ a sandstorm warning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday．

A．breaking off

B．calling off

C．leaving off

D．putting off

_________ being fun, swimming is a very useful skill．

A．Beside

B．Aside from

C．outside

D．inside

Mr．Li devoted all his life _________ English．Now he retired．

A．to teach

B．to teaching

C．to be taught

D．to have being taught

The news _________ is spreading around the airport is _________ a big snowstorm will come attacking．

A．which, which

B．/, that

C．that, which

D．that, that