(2014·山东临沂模拟)At the meeting，all the people were deeply________with her brilliant report.

A．impressed　B．surprised

C．excited　D．comforted

(2014·陕西宝鸡质量检测二)Evidence came up________special speech sounds can be recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.

A．what　B．which

C．that　D．whose

(2014·山西高三上学期诊断考试)Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside，________encouraging large?scale city expansion.

A．due to　B．rather than

C．except for　D．other than

(2014·福建名校质量检查)I hope the government will take more strict________against the smog that affected several big cities last winter.

A．attitudes　B．measures

C．schedules　D．procedures

—It’s difficult to tell this picture from that one.

—Yes.The differences between the pictures are very________.

A．broad　B．narrow

C．slight　D．impressive

(2013·衡水中学第二次月考)Their daughter has________for language while their son is a________pianist.

A．gift；gifted　B．a gift；gifted

C．a present；presented　D．present；presented

—You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.

—Not exactly.It was his courage________his skill________really struck me.

A．as well as；that　B．other than；that

C．rather than；which　D．and；which

(2014·石家庄市高三模拟)He stood up and________a smile to cover up his disappointment.

A．hid 　B．managed

C．refused　　D．brought

The questionnaire takes________ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

A．mainly 　B．punctually

C．approximately 　D．precisely

It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot________easy reach.

A．near　B．upon

C．within　D．around