At the Olympic Games, only the athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be______as competitors.

A. deserted                          B. discussed                         C. admitted                          D. advertised

 -- What do you think of Miss Wang, your English teacher?

   -- She’s very ______ to our need for encouragement.

A. sensitive                          B. creative                            C. attractive                         D. imaginative

 -- I rang you several times yesterday, but couldn’t ______ .

   -- I’m sorry, but my phone didn’t work.

A. go through                      B. go over                   C. get through                     D. get across

 The Internet has become increasingly popular, ______ us to see as well as to hear all kinds of programmes. 

A. to allow                                     B. allowing                            C. allowed                      D. having allowed

 Several teachers and students are working together to find ______ they hope will be the easiest way to solve this problem.

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

 A murderer has escaped from prison, so a nationwide search for him is ______.

A. on the way                      B. in a way                            C. in the way                        D. under way

 -- Your spoken Russian is so good. Have you been abroad?

   -- Yes. I ______ in Russia for two years.

A. stay                                   B. stayed                               C. had stayed                       D. have stayed

 ______ from heart disease for years, Andy has to take some medicine with her wherever she goes.

A. To suffer                          B. Suffered                   C. Having suffered   D. Being suffered

 -- Will the weather be all right for our picnic this weekend?

   -- No, ______ we are lucky. The newspaper says it’ll be rainy anyway.

A. if                                        B. as                             C. though                              D. unless

 A man passing by sent me to a nearby hospital, and ______ his help, I received the medical treatment in time.

A. according to                    B. regardless of                   C. along with                        D. thanks to