—Do you know what people are saying about you?

—Of course I know. But _____ is true, and I don’t care.

A. nothing       B. something      C. everything       D. none

Pain is now considered the fifth _____sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature , breathing rate and pulse in determining a person’s health.

   A. original       B. vital                 C. unique                 D. vivid  

         The world economy has improved _____ since the end of last year, but major problems and challenges are not fully solved.

   A. somehow      B. somewhat     C. anyhow          D. meanwhile

The edition of Longman Dictionary is up to date. The words which _____ into English from the outside world ______ about 200 pages of the dictionary.

        A. were imported; occupy           B. are imported; have occupied

        C. have been imported; occupy                 D. were imported; have occupied

He had just lost his job when, at the precise moment, his girlfriend broke up with him. She ____ salt into his wound.

        A. rubbed       B. had rubbed      C. would rub       D. was rubbing

There is only one who is capable of setting limits to your growth, and it _____ well be you.

        A. may         B. should             C. will             D. must

         With many major economic problems_______ to be addressed, there is no point _______ the growth rate of this year now.

   A. remaining ; predicting                        B. remaining ; to predict

   C. remained ; predicting                        D. remained ; to predict

That fellow’s attitude towards others is _______ annoy nearly everyone he meets.

   A. such as to          B. so as to                    C. such as                     D. as to

         The UN has warned that,_____ natural systems like forests and wetlands disappear , mankind is losing the services they provide such as protection from extreme weather.

   A. while               B. once             C. when                       D. as 

—How about your negotiations?

—Pretty successful. Full exchanges of opinions allowed both sides of us to better understand ______ each stood on many issues.

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