请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Canadian smart-phone maker Research In Motion(RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it's back. The company is _______ to reclaim a market it once dominated by _______ two new devices. The last few years have been a painful time for the company as customers deserted its platform in _______ of newer and more _______ devices. This may be the company's last chance to _______ a vital player in an increasingly crowded market place.
Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh _______ for a company that has seen its global market share _______ from 20 percent three years ago to just over 3 percent today.
For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, it's another chance to remake a faded _______. “We have _______ been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand, ________ one that I truly ________ transforms mobile communications into true mobile computing,” he said.
The company promises the same ________ level of network security the BlackBerry is known for, ________ a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10 ________ much like the touch-screen phones popularized by its competitors(竞争者), but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard that has become BlackBerry's trademark.
Besides the technical and cosmetic(外观上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion.
“Our customers use a BlackBerry, our ________ work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerry ________ in the world,” he said.
Shareholders will be watching if customers ________ the new devices. The company's stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost ________ to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation(预期) ________ for the new models.
Analysts say the new devices could make or ________ a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart-phones.
1.A.refusing B.trying C.urging D.pretending
2.A.introducing B.reviewing C.rejecting D.discovering
3.A.favor B.charge C.honor D.defense
4.A.popular B.expensive C.complicated D.familiar
5.A.replace B.react C.remain D.reset
6.A.record B.dilemma C.end D.start
7.A.lose B.increase C.rise D.fall
8.A.brand B.trade C.technique D.phone
9.A.specially B.definitely C.doubtfully D.essentially
10.A.and B.or C.but D.so
11.A.agree B.believe C.suspect D.deny
12.A.high B.average C.backward D.normal
13.A.except for B.regardless of C.despite D.along with
14.A.sounds B.smells C.looks D.finds
15.A.employees B.consumers C.relatives D.competitors
16.A.however B.whenever C.nowhere D.everywhere
17.A.adapt B.adjust C.adopt D.advocate
18.A.land B.ground C.soil D.earth
19.A.dropped B.changed C.remained D.grew
20.A.desert B.abandon C.break D.deny
The sun is bigger than the moon , ___ we all know it.
A.and B.as C.which D.it
—Lydia, what did our head-teacher say just now?
—Every boy and every girl as well as the teachers who _____ to lead the group _____ asked to be at the
school gate before 6:30 in the morning.
A.is; is B.are; are C.are; is D.is; are
I am looking forward to the day ________ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A.as B.why C.when D.where
(2014·江西)It was the middle of the night my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
A.that B.as
C.which D.when
—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes?
— Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.
A.feature B.plan C.cost D.trick