The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been affected by a severe drought, _____ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961．

    A．with             B．for              C．beyond       D．besides

In the US they focus on creative thinking skills, _____ in China they only focus on theory．

    A．since            B．when     C．while   D．now that

—Jenny, did you see the manager ______?

    —If I had been there 5 minutes earlier, I would have met him．

    A．itself      B．him          C．herself     D．himself

Production of less expensive car brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can ______ cars．

    A．recover      B．afford       C．maintain     D．produce

Coughing _____ also be used for social reasons, such as the coughing before giving a speech．

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

Sitting cross-legged in a manner in which the bottom of a foot ______ toward an Arab is a serious insult．

A．had pointed      B．pointed          C．have pointed         D．is pointing

Used to TV shows, _____ everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the patience to read a book that requires thinking．

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

China has a growing number of middle-class parents who _____ for years to get their only child into a top school．

    A．had been saved           B．have saved        

    C．had saved                D．have been saved

President Obama promised victims of the deadliest accident in 65 years ______ the government would help them．

    A．when             B．how          C．what             D．that

The police said the hackers were just looking to show off and get as much _____ as possible．

A．attitude             B．flame            C．attention         D．dislike