This is the most important assignment facing American journalism — to make _____ clear to the reader the problems of the day.
A. it B. that C. / D. this
He was so absorbed in his work that not a sound ______.
A. did she dare to make B. dared she to make
C. she didn’t dare to make D. she dared to make
The singing group was so well received that the size of audience, ___ we had expected, was well over one hundred.
A. whom B. who C. as D. what
Mr. Zhang said that he would be punctual for the appointment, _______ he were late?
A. but what if B. and what about C. so what D. how about
I am willing to do whatever my country requires _______ me?
A. on B. for C. of D. to
Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow, it is ______ to sit in a train without any worry of bad weather.
A. more tired B. less tiring C. less tired D. even more tiring