Five workers ________ the mine disaster．After the injured ________ to the hospital, doctors and nurses immediately got down to saving their lives．

A．was survived; rushed

B．survived from; were rushed

C．survived; was rushed

D．survived; were rushed

Haier Company produced a new type of refrigerator of high quality and pretty appearance; its only ________ is that it takes up too much room．

A．advantage

B．drawback

C．profit

D．mistake

Mary liked the watch so much that she used what she had to pay for it．Now only five cents ________．

A．remained

B．left

C．was remained

D．was leaving

I met Jackson at our school theatre．Can you imagine ________ well-known ________ an expert on ENT?

A．his becoming; as

B．to become; as

C．his becoming; for

D．to become; for

Surely Mr．Peterson ________ have forgotten to buy presents for his beloved family members．After all, it was Christmas!

A．shouldn't

B．mustn't

C．can't

D．needn't

Large quantities of water, as well as some other timely help including a medical team ________ since the serious drought hit Yunnan Province．

A．has offered

B．had been offered

C．have been offered

D．is offered

Food safety issues, ________ will seriously affect the growth of teenagers and even the nation's future．

A．if not solved properly

B．not if solved properly

C．if solved properly

D．not if properly solved

It is uncertain ________ side effects these weight-loss drugs will bring about, although hundreds of thousands of patients have taken it．

A．that

B．whether

C．how

D．what

It is ________ the customers’ needs that has made chain stores so popular in big cities in China．

A．meeting

B．met

C．to have met

D．being met

Many people are still in ________ habit of writing silly things in ________ public places．

A．the; the

B．/;/

C．the;/

D．/; the