Many lifestyle patterns do such           great harm to health that they actually speed up

           weakening of the human body.

    A. a; /                 B. /; the               C. a; the               D. /;/

The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of           left their village homes for a better life in the city.

    A. whom                 B. which                C. them             D. those

I guess we’ve already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just          .

    A. by nature                B. in return            C. in case              D. by chance

The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if           regularly, can improve our health.

    A. being carried out            B. carrying out     C. carried out          D. to carry out

It is uncertain           side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.

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

—Would she mind playing against her former teammates?

        —          She is willing to play against any tough players.

    A. I think so.              B. I’m not surprised.  C. Of course.           D. Not likely!

For many years, people           electric cars. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted.

    A. had dreamed of           B. have dreamed of      C. dreamed of           D. dream of

“You           have a wrong number,” she said. “There’s no one of that name here.”

    A. need                 B. can              C. must             D. would

—According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold.

        —         , scientists agree with her.

    A. Sooner or later          B. Once in a while      C. To be exact          D. Believe it or not

The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and           less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.

    A. being weighed            B. to weigh         C. weighed          D. weighing