Our efforts will ________ if the research can be applied to the development of the new technology．

A．pay up

B．pay for

C．pay off

D．pay back

The previous president has resigned and the new appointment of the new-comer ________ from the very beginning to next semester．

A．takes place

B．takes effect

C．takes power

D．takes office

It is thought by some people that E-books might ________ traditional books in some time because of various advantages of E-books over paper ones．

A．substitute

B．contribute

C．accumulate

D．subscribe

The media globalization demands media staff have a nose for news and ability to criticize a news discourse．Announcers ought to grasp the news contents precisely, apply their own voices and techniques to ________ the positive news values accurately．

A．broadcast

B．predict

C．convey

D．consult

In the traditional Spring Festival travel peak this year, almost all the cities adopted ________ measures to smooth the heavy traffic．

A．contemporary

B．temporary

C．contradictory

D．compulsory

The US' economic situation is still ________, with its economic growth on a weak footing, its jobless rate high and still growing．

A．pessimistic

B．realistic

C．enthusiastic

D．critic

Writers mix their feelings about their trips with descriptions of their experiences, offering readers a(n)________ for the imagination．

A．account

B．principle

C．feast

D．landscape

Kim Jong-Il, former top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were both dead at the age of 69．Some people jokingly think that's a(n)________．

A．accident

B．consequence

C．symptom

D．coincidence

Without the leadership of our Party and our Government, we ________ these splendid results．

A．have achieved

B．wouldn't have achieved

C．should have achieved

D．would not achieve

Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ________ of their parents．

A．those

B．one

C．both

D．that