9. Her mother and father found all this rather hard but eventually accepted her

　choices,　　　　 she was happy.

A. as far as 　　　　　　B. even if

C. if only　　　　　　　 D. as long as

8. Anyone　　　　　　 life frequently can never experience the real happiness of life.

A. complaining about　 　　　B. complaining

C. complains of　　　　　　　 D. who complains

7. Before you　　　 any serious sporting activity, it is important to warm and stretch your muscles.

A. get down to　　　　　　　　 B. set in

C. get about　　　　　　　　　 D. set foot in

6. Although　　　　　 our readers are not science professionals, they are eager to learn about new scientific developments.

A. a good deal of　　　　　 B. the great number of

C. a large amount of 　　　　D. a great number of

5. He was faced with the　　　　　 of whether or not to return to his country.

A. desire　　　　　 B. difficulty

C. suspicion　　　　 D. dilemma

4. He promised to contact me as soon as he got to America, but he let me　　　 . I didn，t hear from him from then on.

A. out 　　　B. upon　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. alone

3. Sometimes it is how the food tastes, not how it looks, that 　　　　to restaurant customers.

A. connects　　　　　 B. matters

C. concerns　　　　　 D. impresses

2. He thought the reason for his failure　　　　 　bad luck, but we believed it was really laziness.

A. depended on　　　 B. resulted in

C. lay in　　　 　　　D. suffered from

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.　　　　　　　　 we gave him something to eat, he would save it up for his little sister.

A. Whatever　　　　 B. However

C. Whenever　　　　 D. Whichever

5. 他的成功在于他的聪明。(lie...in)

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