The company has ________ its operation in Scotland by building a new factory there.

A. obtained                                                      B. expanded

C. declined                                                      D. improved

  _______ difficulties we meet, we can work them out.

A. Whatever                                                    B. However

C. Wherever                                                    D. Whenever

We must try to _______ the country’s wealth so that we can help those who can’t make ends meet.

A. convey　　　　　　　　　　 B. distribute　　　　　　　　 C. acquire　　　　　　　　　　 D. create

 _______ , let’s exchange our ideas on how to solve the problem.

A. Beginning with                                             B. Begin with

C. To begin with                                              D. To begin

Some government officials in the USA have pointed out that the death of Osama Bin Laden means keen vigilance (警戒) _______ the end of terrorism.

A. more than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. better than

C. other than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rather than

 We have every reason to believe that our business has shown a(n) _______ to improve.

A. direction                                                      B. tendency

C. aspect                                                         D. compromise

 Everyone says our team will win, but I’m _______ it.

A. sure of                                                               B. confident of

C. sceptical of                                                  D. aware of

1. 他已经不再积极参政了。

He has __________________ active politics.

2. 他认为背大量的单词对学好英语是重要的。

He thinks _______ important __________________________by heart for learning English well.

3. 他的粗心造成了这次事故。

His carelessness ____________ the accident.

4. 我们应该重视孩子的教育。

We should ___________________ education of children.

5. 一个国家带给全民的教育成功取决于经济。

The success of a country in bringing education to all _____________ the economy.

1. Teachers should be ________ (严格) with their students.

2. Tom was ill, so he was ________ (缺席的) in class yesterday.

3. Many kinds of good seeds are _______(挑选) by farmers every year.

4. It’s difficult to find a time that ________ (适合)everybody.

5. The man had thirty parcels to be ______________(分送) to houses all over the town.

6. Metals _______ (变大) when they are heated.

7. They are busy ________(捐赠) some money and clothing to the people who have suffered from the earthquake.

8. Where can I _______(得到) the book?

9. They spent a lot of time ____________ (分析) the causes of their failure.

10. He was ____________ (不愿意) to accept her advice.

 It takes _______ money to help those who have suffered in tsunamis in Japan on March 11th; it also takes love.

A．more than                                                  B．other than

C．rather than                                                        D．less than