. One of the skaters talented enough to stop her is Asada, who _____ against her since they were junior skaters.

  A. would compete                                        B. is competing           

C. has been competing                                D. is being competed

 Sometimes you just have to ______ disagreements. And making compromises is an important skill needed in your future.

  A. live up to        B. live with          C. live on        D. live by

. I am arranging for Mr. Smith, one of our inspectors, to come and ______the damage caused to the building.

  A. attempt                B. assess                      C. accuse              D. appear

They have the right to check ______ the will is valid(有效的), of course.

  A. whether         B. why              C. when          D. how

He is strict and kind-hearted teacher, ______ the children respect but are a bit afraid of.

  A. which           B. that              C. one which      D. one whom

______ is it that metals plays such an important part in our daily life?

  A. Why                    B. What                       C. Where              D. When

How can they learn anything useful ______ they spend all their spare time playing online games?

  A. while           B. unless             C. although      D. when

 It is high time we ______ awareness of environmental protection.

  A. promoted        B. would promote      C. shall promote  D. had promoted

 Legend has ______ that CaoCao, King of Wei kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period, built 72 tombs to confuse tomb diggers.

  A. it                        B. this                         C. them                D. itself

 ______ Sunday, rather than ______ TV all day, I preferred ______.

  A. Being; watch; traveling                             B. It being; watch; to travel

  C. It was; to watch; travel                                    D. It were; watching; traveling