—— Where did Mary’s parents buy the beautiful vase?

   —— It was in the same village _______ they spent their holidays last year.

A. that                B. when                       C. as                               D. where

_______ what would happen, none of them could find a way out.

A. Left wondering                                                 B. Having left wondering

C. Leaving to wonder                                           D. Having left to wonder

 In the current global economic crisis, China, though _______to some degree, is undoubtedly a country recovering the most rapidly from it according to some statistics.

A. having affected                                             B. has been affected   

C. affected                                                                   D. has affected

 Everybody went to the opening ceremony of the film festival——_______ Francisco, who has no interest in anything but sports.

A. but                          B. only                          C. even                         D. besides

 The Internet and the effect _______ brought about did a lot of good to our daily life and work.

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

—— The experiment is of particular importance.

—— I see. We won’t carry on with it _______ we can get the good equipment.

   A. until                  B. unless                      C. whether                  D. after

 During the dialogue with Chinese youth in Shanghai, President Obama announced the U.S. would expand the number of students to study in China to 100,000 _______ ties between the two countries.

   A. strengthening    B. strengthened                    C. to strengthen                     D. to be strengthened

 Many experts hold the view _______ protection awareness is _______ the key to better environment lies.

   A. that; where       B. which; in which        C. which; where            D. that; in which

——What do you think of Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone?

   ——Fantastic. Steven Kloves_______ each character in the movie impressive through lively dialogues and fascinating plots.

A. makes                B. would make                  C. made                              D. had made

During his first trip to China, President Obama discussed some key global issues such as economic recovery, climate change, _______ nuclear weapons in his talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

A. and stopping to spread                                  B. to stop spreading

C. to stop to spread                                       D. and stopping the spread of