With a violent effort, Mathilde Loisel overcame her grief and replied, “Nothing. Only I haven't a dress. Give your invitation to some friend of yours whose wife will ________ better than I shall.”
A. turn out B. carry out
C. give out D. come out
Looking back upon my teaching career, I don’t remember ever having been doubted, or challenged in class, ________ rejected.
A. other than B. let alone
C. rather than D. more than
According to Global Blue, a tax-free shopping consultancy, Chinese shoppers were said to be the biggest overseas spenders in the year 2013, each customer _________ an average of £ 1,367 per transaction.
A. spent B. to spend
C. spending D. has spent
Present at the historic meeting ____many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou _________.
A. was; included B. was; including
C. were; included D. has been; included
It is vital to ________ to teenagers the simple fact that ________ the Internet will more or less do harm to both mental and physical health.
A. get across; being addicted to B. get over; addicted to
C. get through; addicting to D. get down; addicting themselves to
Each ticket, unless stated __________, admits only one person.
A. otherwise B. else
C. others D. rather
