We firmly believe that war never settles anything．It only ________ violence．

A．runs into

B．comes from

C．leads to

D．begins with

It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ________ I found we had a lot in common．

A．was until; when

B．was until; that

C．wasn’t until; when

D．wasn’t until; that

The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ________．

A．to be heard

B．to have heard

C．hearing

D．being heard

Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, ________ they knew it to be valuable．

A．as if

B．now that

C．even though

D．so that

－Look!He’s running so fast!

－Hard to ________ his legs were once broken．

A．know

B．imagine

C．realize

D．find

Work gets done ________ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too．

A．easily

B．very easy

C．more easily

D．easier

Why not try your lick downtown, Bob?That’s ________ the best jobs are．

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．why

I like ________ color of your skirt．It is ________ good match for your blouse．

A．a; the

B．a; a

C．the; a

D．the; the

－You should apologize to her, Barry．

－________, but it’s not going to be easy．

A．I suppose so

B．I feel so

C．I prefer to

D．I like to

It is reported that the floods have left about ________ people homeless．

A．two thousand

B．two-thousands

C．two thousands

D．two thousands of