______ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A. However a serious problem         B. What a serious problem

C. However serious a problem         D. What serious a problem

 Sitting at the back of the room ______ a very shy girl with two bright eyes.

A. being           B. were                C. are                   D. was

 People who don’t smoke have less _______ of suffering from lung cancer than those who do.

A. coincidence            B. load              C. aspect               D. potential

— I heard that he grew worse after taking the medicine.

—Yes. He was _______ to it. 　　　　　　　　

A. allergic　 　　　　 B. flexible 　　　　　 C. fragile　　 　　　　　 D. delicate

— _______ do you like the film tonight?

— Better than _______.

A. What; expected B. How; expected

C. How; to expect　　 　　　 D. What; to expected

 _______ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party．

A. Dressed; noticing                  B. Dressing; noticed

C. Dressed; noticed                   D. Dressing; being noticing

 At the meeting, our monitor made a speech, promising to try our best to study well ______ us students.

A. in spite of        B. in place         C. on the whole                 D. on behalf of

 I _______ to get in touch with Tony, my childhood friend, but without success. .

A. adapted          B. adopted         C. attempted             D. appealed

 The reason _______ he gave for his absence is _______ he was drunken.

A .why; that         B. because; that      C. that; because                 D. that; that

 She bought _______ second new shirt to match ______ skirt she bought from Beijing.

A. the; a             B. a; the           C. a; a                     D. the; the