Can you be honest about        it would take to defend yourself against a gun attack?

A. whether                 B. how                       C. who                       D. what

 It is culture more than anything else        determines how a nation’s civilization evolves.

A. that                        B. which                     C. why                       D. as

 I always prefer to start early        leave everything to the last minute.

A. in addition             B. in case                    C. or else                    D. rather than

 “Does anybody know the definition of Nerd?”        the host seated in the front.

A. asked                            B. asking                    C. ask                         D. to ask

 Every passenger boarding the Titanic        filled with confidence that the ship was unsinkable.

A. was                        B. had been                C. has been                 D. is

 Though        of taking too many risks, the climber continued his challenge.

A. was accused          B. accusing                 C. accused                 D. to be accused

 The village official sponsored the 7-year-old orphan        out of his awkward situation.

A. getting                   B. got                         C. to get                      D. having got

 Mo Yan, many of        works were based on his experience in his birth place, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012

A. who                       B. whom                    C. whose                    D. his 

 Since it will take years to know the effect of genetically modified food, it’s more sensible to give it a second thought before we eat it,        it?

A. isn’t                 B. is                    C. won’t              D. will

 Even though she        much, the woman multimillionaire insists on working as a street cleanser to set her children a good example.

A. doesn’t pay           B. isn’t paid             C. hasn’t paid        D. hasn’t been paid