— Oh, it’s one of ______ speeches I’ve ever heard.
— I agree with you. Her pronunciation is simply terrible.
A. better B. the best
C. worse D. the worst
— Every year, many African children ______ hunger (饥饿).
— What bad news! I think we should do some-thing to help them.
A. die in B. die by
C. die of D. die for
My dad is quite busy these days. He has been working for two days without ______.
A. thinking B. resting
C. shouting D. knocking
— Did the young man climb to the top of the mountain in the end?
— Yes. But without his friends’ help, he couldn’t do that by ______.
A. himself B. herself
C. yourself D. themselves
Xi’an is ancient city with long history.
A. a; a B. an; a
C. the; an D. /; the
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