—She was thrilled to get a ticket for Taylor Swift's solo concert.

—She earned it the hard way, for she ________ carefully over the past 3 months.

A.had budgeted B.had been budge

C.would budget D.has been budgeting

It was not until the truth came to light that ____________ that the CNN was trying to misleading them into thinking that Hongkong policemen were shooting an innocent citizen.

A.American people realized

B.did American people realize

C.had American people realized

D.American people had realized

Barcelona will __________ one more time in that its key player Lionel Messi claimed the 2019 Golden Boot Award, making him the player winning the award for a record—making sixth time．

A.reap what it sows B.laugh its head off

C.kill the fatted calf D.be green with envy

—At last they resorted to court for this dispute.

—That is it. Where negotiations fail, they have to _________ the law.

A.shy away from B.look forward to

C.fall back on D.make allowance for

---May looks down in the dumps？ What's up？

---She __________ to get a kick in the teeth after a day's tough work．

A.doesn't expect B.won't expect

C.didn't expect D.hasn't expected

—Your performance is marvelous. The audience are really impressed.

—I'm on the school drama club. Acting allows me to experience others' lives, which ________ enriches my own．

A.in brief B.in addition

C.in return D.in turn

﹣﹣It's said that sales on Alibaba hit a new record high on Single's Day， making the headlines around the nation．

﹣﹣You said it． With the prosperity of e-commerce come challenges for traditional retailers， whose profits have been considerably___________．

A.substituted B.suspended

C.stretched D.squeezed

---I wonder why many people are hooked on Tik Tok, which has sucked so much of their invaluable time that ___________ for other more meaningful things．

---You bet. Some videos are just ridiculous nonsense．

A.could have been saved

B.would be saved

C.must have been saved

D.should be saved

—The photography he snapped on the summit of Huangshan has won the first prize.

—No surprise. He has an artistic discrimination in beauty and always has his camera ready _________ he sees something that will make a good picture.

A.even if B.if only C.in case D.so that

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he _________ translates what he heard into something he can understand.

A.unconsciously B.secretly C.fundamentally D.flexibly