Reality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, ________ the way they actually are．

A．as

B．or

C．but

D．and

Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a ________ environment．

A．peaceful

B．sensitive

C．common

D．stable

Surely it doesn’matter where the student associations get their money from; what ________ is what they do with it．

A．counts

B．applies

C．stresses

D．functions

He began to take political science ________ only when he left school．

A．strictly

B．truly

C．carefully

D．seriously

If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right．

A．come across

B．get over

C．come over

D．get off

People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ________ creates further problems．

A．in short

B．in case

C．in doubt

D．in turn

She devoted herself ________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field．

A．strongly

B．extremely

C．entirely

D．freely

If the firms failed to make enough money, they would ________．

A．close down

B．call off

C．turn down

D．set off

Despite such a big difference in ________ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special．

A．point

B．idea

C．attitude

D．sight

Emergency line opertors must always ________ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help．

A．grow

B．appear

C．become

D．stay