He gained his _____ by printing _____ of famous writers.

A. wealth; work         B. wealths; works             C. wealths; work               D. wealth; works

Although this medicine can cure you _____ your illness, it has a bad effect _____ you.

A. for; in                       B. for; on                             C. of; on                               D. of; at

_____ the great efforts we had made three years before, we failed to carry our plans through.

A. While                       B. Although                         C. Even if                    D. In spite of

As a writer _____ the new century, he is popular among the teenagers.

A. belongs                  B. belongs to                      C. belonging                      D. belonging to

I don’t think John saw me; he _____ into space.

A. just stared            B. was just staring            C. has just stared              D. had just stared

You’d better give the task to _____ you think can finish it ahead of time.

A. whoever                 B. whomever                      C. anyone                            D. no matter who

—_____?

—Fine, I’ve got used to the life there, and I’ve made some friends.

         A. How are you                                                       B. How are you doing      

C. Are you getting on well                                    D. How do you do

_____ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for _____ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

A. As; whom               B. What; whom                 C. It; whose                        D. As; whose

____ our natural resources is very necessary.

A. The most we make of                                        B. The most we make

C. The most which we make                                 D. Most which we make of

—Do you think our team will win the game?

—I don’t know. But this is the last chance. We _____ them to.

A. hope                        B. require                                     C. prefer                              D. demand