— He speaks Chinese very well.
— It’s not surprising. He ___ in Beijing for nine years next week.
A. has been living
B. has lived
C. will have been lived
D. will have been living
We will hold a meeting to sum up our experience ____ we finish our task.
A. in case B. even though
C. despite D. immediately
It is confirmed that a person can not be actually pleased if ___ he appreciates doing is ignored by the company as of no value.
A. when B. that C. what D. where
___ the machine’s enormous size, it runs smoothly and noiselessly.
A. For good B. For ever
C. For all D. For sure
Eventually the two sides reached an agreement ___ could not be taken the place of.
A. whose the details B. the details of whose
C. whose details D. of which details
–The difficult maths problem has been solved by Tom at last.
– Indeed; and the ___ way Tom worked out the problem impressed the teacher deeply.
A. outstanding B. unique
C. particular D. strange