The fact that so many people still smoke in public places________ that we may need a nationwide campaign ________ awareness of the risks of smoking.
A. suggest; raise B. suggests: raising
C. suggest; raised D. suggests; to raise
________is our strong suggestion that he ________ a holiday, but ________ doesn’t help.
A. As; takes; which B. As; should take; it
C. It; takes; which D. It; take; it
The great success of this project has been largely ________ the support given by the 30 local businesspersons.
A. instead of B. thanks to
C. due to D. as a consequence
---I’m afraid I’ll fail in the exam.
--- ________. It won’t be so bad.
A. Don’t be afraid
B. It doesn’t matter
C. Take it easy
D. You’ll not fa
il
The judge permitted the couple ________ the boy who became an orphan after 
the earthquake.
A. adapting B. to adapt C. adjusting D. to adopt
To tell you the truth, if it were not for the fact that you ________ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.
A. were B. have been C. had been D. are
