It is important to pay your electricity bill on time, as late payments may affect your _________.

A. condition B. income

C. credit D. status

_________online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive.

A. Since B. After

C. While D. Unless

That young man is honest, cooperative, always there when you need his help._________, he’s reliable.

A. Or else B. In short

C.By the way D. For one thing

The study suggests that the cultures we grow up _________influence the basic processes by which we see world around us.

A. on B. in

C. at D. about

We can achieve a lot when we learn to let our differences unite, rather than _________us.

A. divide B. reject

C. control D. abandon

Silk_________ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC.

A. had become B. wasbecoming

C.has become D. isbecoming

To return to the problem of water pollution, I’d like you to look at a study _________ in

Australia in 2012.

A. having conducted B. to be conducted

C. conducting D. conducted

Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears, none of _________ has been proved.

A. whom B. which

C. what D. that

When their children lived far away from them, these old people felt _________from the world.

A. carried away B. broken down

C. cut off D. brought up

A sudden stop can be a very frightening experience, _________ if you are travelling at high speed.

A. eventually B. strangely

C. merely D. especially