To my parents’ relief, both my brother and I followed the family ________ and became doctors．

A．concern

B．tradition

C．reality

D．review

Neighbors ________ to the police about the dogs barking at midnight, but it didn't work．

A．faced

B．offered

C．occurred

D．complained

________ rubbish did I throw onto the floor that there was no room for people to get past．

A．So little

B．Too little

C．So much

D．Too much

When people talk about the most popular new Chinese Internet words, the first ________ comes into their mind is “hold up”．

A．one

B．of them

C．which

D．that

The business success has made the Apple the focus of world attention．________ , the effort made by Jobs, its founder, has paid off．

A．On the contrary

B．In a nutshell

C．On the other hand

D．For short

The report shows that we are making progress ________ we need to make greater efforts．

A．but that

B．but for

C．however that

D．no matter how

The instant coffee is really tasty, and I'm going to have ________ cup later．

A．some other

B．the other

C．another

D．other

Wouldn't it be ________ complete success if the two sides lived in ________ peace with each other?

A．a;/

B．the;/

C．a; the

D．the; the

________ fighting is not allowed in our society, because we love peace and friendship．

A．Gentle

B．Violent

C．Mild

D．Obvious

Luckily, the driver stopped the car ________ , saving the dog's life．

A．on time

B．in time

C．at times

D．at a time