_________(36)
A.notice
B.attention
C.benefit
D.equality

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

A.adequate
B.unsatisfactory
C.abundant
D.dominant

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A.speed
B.expect more
C.do better
D.treat better

All of the following are true about the Symphonic fantastique EXCEPT _______ .
A.It is both lyrical and dramatic.
B.It was composed by Beethoven.
C.It was issued in 1830.
D.It unites the characteristics of Romanticism

We did a quick count of the children on the bus and there were no missing.
A.did
B.quick count
C.on the bus
D.no missing

Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and even run machines.
A.Alike
B.may be used
C.homes
D.even run

I asked him whether he had done it all himself or someone had helped him.
A.whether
B.had done
C.all himself
D.or someone had

I supposed, as ___ we all, that the meeting would be cancelled.
A.did
B.equally
C.would
D.just

He had spent ____ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A.a few
B.a large number of
C.a great deal of
D.many

Despite all the interruptions, he ____ with his work.
A.pressed on
B.held on
C.stuck at
D.hung out