Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.
A.base B.impress
C.focus D.rely
The success of a government should be ________ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.
A.observed B.established C.benefited D.measured
Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the ________ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.
A.target B.option C.profit D.refund
Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.
A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates
The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched
Smiling doesn’t ________ mean you’re happy. Sometimes, it just means that you’re strong enough to face problems.
A.fortunately B.eventually C.deliberately D.necessarily