President Obama called Mandela____“personal hero” while he was on____visit to South Africa in July, 2013.

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

 It’s a great _______ for a person to be able to speak fluent English when he is seeking a job.

A. chance          B. benefit                             C. advantage                      D. fortune

The book tells stories of the flooding brought by Typhoon Fitow through the eyes of those_____lives were  affected.

A. whose                     B. who                                   C. which                                D. that

 It’s so nice to hear from her. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more B. That’s to say      C. In other words                 D. Believe it or not

I’m familiar with you because your name ____ in our yesterday’s conversation many times.

A. talked about       B. referred to              C. came up                       D. pointed out

Thank you for your beautiful scarf. That’s______ what I need in such a cold winter.

A. exactly           B. finally                                C. luckily                               D. honestly

I turned over the chinese vase by accident while I cleaned the desk and now it is _________.

A. in turn                  B. in pieces                          C. in ruins                    D. in trouble

Though buried in the ruins for about 70 hours after the earthquake, with great luck, the man managed to______.

A. recover           B. exist    　　  C. survive     　      D. rescue

On Oct. 29, the famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang was named as United Nations Messenger of Peace, ________ means he will help promote(促进) global education.

A. which                    B. what                                  C. that                                   D. It

You will never guess ______ when she found herself ranked first in the competition.

A. how she was excited                                          B. how excited she was                       

C. she was how excited                                           D. how excited was she