I have a firm ________ in the power of communication, which will smooth away misunderstanding．

A．trust

B．choice

C．belief

D．strength

He saw the problem was serious and promised to look into it ________ he reached office．

A．at that moment

B．for that moment

C．immediately

D．soon

Mr．Thomson was made ________ general manager of the company last week．Look, ________ new manager is coming．

A．a; /

B．/; the

C．the; a

D．a; a

Teddy was so surprised at the way ________ the girl spoke to her father．

A．by that

B．what

C．/

D．by which

The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, ________ three US states．

A．affected

B．influenced

C．affecting

D．to influence

Thousands of volunteers work ________ local people ________ a variety of projects in the areas of education, agriculture, health care, water safety and building business．

A．with; to

B．with; on

C．on; at

D．about; to

________, some day they will be able to solve the problem．

A．Hopeful

B．Hopeless

C．Hopelessly

D．Hopefully

I'd like to go with you; ________, I'm busy with my paper now．

A．however

B．but

C．although

D．yet

In my day, children were ________ to respect the law．

A．picked up

B．brought up

C．put up

D．took up

The Chinese medical team made every ________ to rescue the injured in Haiti Earthquake．

A．effort

B．energy

C．force

D．opportunity