________ the phenomenon of “bystander effect” in the Yueyue event, most Chinese strongly believe that there still exist love and warmth in people's hearts．

A．In spite of

B．In addition to

C．Because of

D．On behalf of

Beyonce, a leading ________ in the music industry, gave birth to her daughter on Saturday．

A．statue

B．figure

C．brand

D．attraction

The girl was left alone in the room and couldn't help crying ________．

A．perfectly

B．narrowly

C．bitterly

D．simply

Parents who ________ to sing to their children may help with children's development of language skills．

A．add

B．tend

C．amount

D．focus

________ we have realized the danger of over-consumption, some measures should be adopted as soon as possible．

A．Now that

B．As long as

C．In order that

D．Even if

Shopping on the Internet enables people not to search for goods from one store to ________．

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．the rest

The national spirits like brave hearts showed in the film The Flowers of War are ________ deeply moved the audience．

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．who

Train tickets sold online or by telephone have topped 2 million daily, ________ that around one-third of passengers don't have to wait long for several hours to get a ticket．

A．meaning

B．means

C．to mean

D．meant

It's high time that we ________ to environmental protection and ecological improvement．

A．have devoted

B．devoted

C．are devoting

D．had devoted

Dora has some shortcomings but ________ she seems like an intelligent, likable person．

A．on the contrary

B．up to now

C．to be exact

D．on the whole