The newly discovered star was named ________ a Chinese astronomer ________ honour of his contributions to astronomy．

A．by; in

B．after; for

C．as; in

D．after; in

People tend to think that children's IQ is ________ determines how well they are going to do in their future life．

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．where

He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ________, refusing them when they turn to him．

A．if never

B．if ever

C．if some

D．if any

Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ________．

A．widely

B．entirely

C．extremely

D．eventually

________ true events, the film follows the life of Ali, a world famous boxer in the US．

A．Being based on

B．Basing on

C．Based on

D．Having based on

I don't understand what the engineer means, but I’ve got ________ rough idea of ________ project plan．

A．the; a

B．/; the

C．the;/

D．a; the

Could you tell me ________ the radio without any help?

A．how did he mend

B．what did he mend

C．how he mended

D．what he mended

It rained heavily in the south, ________ serious flooding in several provinces．

A．caused

B．having caused

C．causing

D．to cause

In some places women are expected to earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children．

A．but

B．while

C．however

D．though

A big whale was caught ________ the coast by two fishermen．

A．along

B．on

C．across

D．off