Only ______ the painting _______ decide whether it is worth buying.
A. that he sees; can he
B. that does he see; he can
C. when he sees; can he
D. when does he see; can he
When he joined them in the work, he was disappointed at there _______ so little to do.
A. being B. were C. having D. had
He had a strange hairstyle and he instantly became the ______ of attention the moment he stepped into the classroom.
A. aim B. focus
C. direction D. point
More money and effort should be spent to _______ the cultural relics in the world.
A. keep B. remain
C. preserve D. support
In communication, a smile is usually _____ strong sign of a friendly and _____ open attitude.
A. the; / B. a; an C. a; / D. the; an
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1.I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve ____________everything to do with nature. I can well remember that _____________________ a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.
2.I stayed awake __________ until half past eleven ____________ have a good look at the moon by myself.
3.The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me ______ in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I had seen the night _______________.
4.These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to _______________ a wider vocabulary than ever before.
5.At that time, two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of English Language. The latter ___________________________ to American English spelling.
