With the city ________ clouded by dirty smog, the government has planned to shut down the four major coal-fired power plants.
A. abruptly B. frequently
C. occasionally D. regularly
The IOC Evaluation Commission has come to a ________ conclusion that Beijing is capable of hosting a successful 2022 winter Olympics.
A. tentative B. virtual
C. definite D. subtle
Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of ________ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we don’t even know what he is thinking about.
A. novel B. complex C. messy D. absurd
He is busy writing the article all the morning, only ________ occasionally to have a cup of coffee.
A. breaking off B. breaking down
C. breaking through D. breaking up
The program Masters Lectures of CCTV is both interesting and instructive. No wonder it _______ a large audience.
A. adapts to B. appeals to
C. accounts for D. allows for
The idea of prohibiting fireworks first ________ in the 1980s, and the bans didn’t gain popular support until this year.
A. flashed B. succeed C. emerged D. spread
