What a great weight she felt _____ off her mind the moment she heard she had been admitted to a key university.
A. take B. to take
C. taking D. taken
—Do you know ____ made him successful in his career?
—Yes. His hard work and determination, of course.
A. what it was that
B. what was it that
C. it was what that
D. was it what that
With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze, the environment problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.
A. what B. which
C. where D. when
—It is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him that he____ have taken his own life in this way.
—What a pity, indeed.
A. must B. may
C. can D. should
_____, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa.
A. Absurd as might it sound
B. As it might sound absurd
C. As absurd it might sound
D. Absurd as it might sound
_____ he is enthusiastic and qualified for the job, I see no reason to remove him from office.
A. Provided that B. Even though
C. Unless D. As if
