— Have you heard the latest news?

   —No, what______?

    A. is it               B. is there        C. are they         D. are those

 — Do you like living here?

   —Yes, but I’m still ____ to the new time zone.

   A. adopting                  B. acting                   C. clarifying               D. adjusting

 No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.

   A. understand            B. make out    C. turn out          D. make sense

How many nationalities ______ our country ______?

   A. is; consisted of                                           B. does; make up 

   C. is; made from                                           D. does; consist of

 The records of S.H.E are____ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.

   A. worthy                             B. worth                    C. worthwhile                   D. worthy of

The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language ___ in the 16th century.

   A. came about     B. came out               C. came along           D. came up

 _____ the high price, demands for these cars are very high.

   A. Because of             B. In spite of   C. In case of             D. Thanks to

 Those who are of great determination are ____ to make great achievement.

   A . like                                     B. likely                       C. probably                         D. possible

_____ the youth ____ the rising sun at 8 or 9 o’clock at a.m., Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.

   A. Comparing; with                     B. Compared; to     

   C. Compared; with                              D. Comparing; to

— Does the young man standing there ________ the company.

  — No, the company is _____his father.

    A. in possession of; in the possession of

    B. have possession of; in the possession of

    C. take possession of; in possession of  

    D. have possession of; in possession of