Progress so far has been very good. We are, ______, confident that the work will be completed on time.
A. however B. otherwise C. therefore D. besides
---Have all the mysteries been cleared up?
--- Almost. But ______ only one question ______.
A. there remains; answered B. it remains; to be answered
C. there remains; to be answered D. it remains; answered
---You speak very good English. Have you ever been abroad to learn English?
---Thanks. I have never been abroad before but I _____English in Beijing Foreign Language University
for four years.
A. studied B. study C. was studying D. had studied
Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ____ the best qualities of a person.
A. bring up B. bring about C. bring forward D. bring out
By the end of 2008, about half a million people had flooded into the city, _____ up around 10 percent of its total population.
A. make B. made C. making D. to be made
The fact ____ this country spends more on its military than on education and health care combined is a serious and worrying thought.
A. where B. which C. that D. why
