Tom's parents were very worried because ________ little effort he made could hardly achieve the goal to be ________ captain of the team．

A．a; the

B．the;/

C．/;/

D．a;/

Recently the south of the country has been worst ________ by the drought．

A．impressed

B．affected

C．expressed

D．designed

So many trees ________ in the past few years, which makes the city more attractive．

A．were planted

B．have planted

C．have been planted

D．planted

Young girl ________ she is, she's already considerate and thoughtful．

A．as

B．although

C．however

D．while

After looking into the case thoroughly, he ________ a report to the market manager．

A．turned out

B．turned up

C．turned to

D．turned in

Some pop music, ________ young people are fond, has reached the middle-aged．

A．by which

B．of which

C．that

D．what

The computer ________ by some unknown virus can't work well now．

A．attack

B．to be attacked

C．attacking

D．attacked

It is necessary that a middle school student ________ time to do some social work．

A．spares

B．spared

C．spare

D．is spared

In general, experience from one's real life is much more practical than ________ from books．

A．one

B．it

C．that

D．this

With the teacher's help, the tough passage seemed easier ________．

A．to understand

B．to be understood

C．understanding

D．being understood