Believe it or not! If you travel by jet plane, Tokyo and Shanghai are ________ neighbors.
A. actually B. obviously C. exactly D. originally
Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic ________.
A. atmosphere B. world C. climate D. condition
It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ______, because we don’t feel as safe on it.
A. somewhat B. though C. therefore D. otherwise
With so many Western companies, banks, and others setting up offices here, our telephone directory can not _____ and has to be updated every few days.
A. keep back B. keep up C. take back D. take up
We set no limit to the _______ you can make to support children in the poor areas. Big or small, it shows your concern for them.
A. generosity B. choice C. donation D. contribution
Just 10 percent of the 30 million Chinese currently suffering from depression are getting proper medical care _____ a lack of enough healthcare and social prejudice against mental illness, experts have said.
A. except for B. apart from C. due to D. in spite of
