The first time for everything is always the most exciting one．________ it is your first day in a new job or going on a first date, you will always remember those “first” times．

A．No matter

B．Whether

C．Either

D．Both

I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming．She ________ be really stubborn．

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．shall

The two economic reports were delivered by our president at the board last Monday and ________was very instructive

A．either

B．all

C．none

D．neither

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China and an occasion ________ all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West．

A．where

B．when

C．that

D．which

His increasing financial difficulties made him so ________ for a job that he would have done anything．

A．optimistic

B．hopeful

C．active

D．desperate

Lin Shuhao has followed a markedly different path to ________ of the giant Yao Ming, who was the overall first draft pick in 2002．

A．which

B．that

C．it

D．one

In writing a composition, there must not be one sentence or even one word which is brought in ________．

A．at random

B．at ease

C．on purpose

D．at times

A survey showed that ________ Chinese kungfu movies remain popular among foreign audiences, Chinese directors and actors still lack international recognition．

A．when

B．while

C．as

D．since

________ the different cultures, values and levels of economic development in China and the West, both sides should respect the diversity of their development paths．

A．Considering

B．Consider

C．To consider

D．Considered