The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu County, presenting a new ____ to the recovery from the earthquake.

A. suffering            B. disaster         C. damage           D. challenge

 —We’d better go downstairs right now for lunch.

—____ They serve food 24 hours a day.

A. Hurry up!            B. Take your time.      C. It doesn’t matter.      D. No way!

 ____ the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.

A. While            B. When             C. If               D. As

 Dickens visited America in 1842, publishing American Notes on his return and ____ his experience in another book.

A. to include           B. including            C. to be included       D. included

 Difficult as the question was, David ____ to find an answer.

A. failed           B. succeeded            C. forced          D. managed

 —Hi, Mr. Brown! May I pick a flower in the park?

—____.

A. No, you don’t       B. No, you mustn’t     C. No, go ahead         D. Yes, you could.

 The story goes ____ William Tell did kill the tyrant with that arrow.

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

 If there is any change about the time of the meeting, please inform us ____.

A. at present           B. in the meanwhile C. at times         D. in advance

 Hard work and lack of sleep have ____ her beauty and youth in recent years.

A. worn out             B. tried out            C. made out             D. sent out

 The word media basically refers to ____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

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