Because of the financial crisis this year, the company decided not to _______ dividends (股息) to its shareholders.
A. vary B. distribute C. disturb D. contribute
. The cousins are alike in age, but _________ they are as different as day and night.
A. anyhow B. besides C. otherwise D. moreover
The premier _____ the advanced workers, saying that they should not be those who had no _____.
A. met with; ambition B. met; sense C. noticed; direction D. inspected; ideas
. Joined by their friends, Troy and Cabrella staged a musical _____ their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.
A. reflecting B. reflected C. being reflected D. having reflected
Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second storey windows, _________ he could see nothing but trees.
A. which B. from there C. from where D. there
Having tried hard several times, they finally _______ the hope of finding an effective way to save the dying man.
A. abandoned B. released C. discouraged D. resigned
