It is said that the female thief they caught was fined five times ________ that she should have paid．

A．the amount of money

B．as more money as

C．much money than

D．as much money than

John is such a(an) ________ student that he can manage to finish the whole year's optional courses within only one semester．

A．rediculous

B．appropriate

C．aggressive

D．oppitimistic

When ________ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ________ nervous and anxious．

A．exposed; felt

B．exposed; feeling

C．exposing; feeling

D．exposing; felt

In common with many of its neighbours, China is a country where family ________ are particularly strong．

A．backgrounds

B．reunions

C．bonds

D．combinations

People who seldom do sports or ________ diet is high in fat will put on weight quickly．

A．who

B．whose

C．which

D．what

Equipped with the latest facilities, today' s schools are quite different from ________ of the past．

A．it

B．those

C．ones

D．one

Now we have a rather terrible financial-crisis time．________ , we have to lay off many workers to save money．

A．Otherwise

B．Generally

C．Therefore

D．Besides

Much ________ he has a good taste for China's football matches, he can't avoid being influenced by the side effects of the football gambling．

A．that he claims

B．does he claim

C．is it that he claims

D．as he claims

This is just ________ challenging job all the students want to get．Do you have anyone in ________ mind for it?

A．a, the

B．the,/

C．the, the

D．a,/

The world was deeply ________ with the Green Olympics held in China in 2008．

A．encouraged

B．offered

C．impressed

D．covered