949. They were only 　　　in protecting the powerful families.

A. related　　　　　 B. cared　　 C. concerned　　　　 D. adapted

948. Country life gives him peace and quietness,_　　　 he can't enjoy living in big cities.

A. as is that　　　 B. which is what　　　

C. as is when　 　　　 D. which is when

947. Sending short messages by mobile phones has become a(an) 　　　　　way to send festival greetings in recent years in China.　

A. traditional　　　　　　 B. popular　　 C. orderly　　 　　 D. aged

946. It's　　　 　true that this building is _____ above the others.

A. quite; very　　 B. very; quite　　 C. quite; well　　　 D. well; quite

945. The British are not familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, as is often the　 　　　　in other countries.

A. thing　　 　　　　　　 B. case 　　　　　　　 C. situation 　　　　 D. problem

944. -Did Alice learn German in the middle school?

- I imagine　　　　 　.

A. that　　　 　　　　　　　 B. this　　　 　　　　　　 C. it　　　　 　　　　　　 D. so

943. -What have you been interested in 　　　as long as you can remember?　 .

-Nothing.

A. for　　　 　　　　　　 B. by　　　 　　　　　　 C. with　　 　　　　　　 D. to

942. The old man said the accident 　　　　careless driving, so a lot of money 　　　be paid by the driver.

A. was due to; was due to　　　　 B. due to; was due to

C. is due to; was due to　 　　　　　　　　 D. is due to; due to

941. I'm traveling round China. I 　　　of coming to China, and now my dream has come true.

A. always dream　　　　　 　　 B. was always dreaming

C. have always dreamt　　 　　　　　　　 D. had always dreamt

940. As I expressed to him my thanks, he held my hand firmly, looked into my eyes and said,　 "Sir, _　　　 　me?"

A. don't you recognize 　　　　　 　　B. haven't you recognized

C. didn't you recognize　　　　　　　　　　 D. weren't you recognizing