To make a breakthrough in his scientific research, the scientist has been making a(n) _____amount of effort.
A. modest B. miserable
C. optional D. tremendous
Since the match is over, we can ____by travelling and stop thinking about basketball.
A. dive in B. switch off
C. pull out D. split up
Taking targeted measures to help people lift themselves out of poverty, _____has been predicted, is fruitful.
A. what B. which
C. as D. that
The press should expand its influence in international public opinion to make China’s voice better ____in the world.
A. hearing B. to be heard
C. hear D. heard
Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _____of ideas.
A. fountain B. session
C. diagram D. resource
—Ted has never been so rude!
—He ______something he shouldn’t have, but I guess he didn’t mean that.
A. has said B. had said
C. said D. was saying
