Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A.A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People
B.Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
C.An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda
D.Cartoons as a Way of Educating People

In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at ______.
A.disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world
B.spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
C.bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world
D.illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings

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_________ failing, the new car was a great success.
A.Far from
B.Despite
C.Apart from
D.In view of

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_________ all the workers in the company, they talked to the manager in person, asking for a better working condition.
A.At the expense of
B.On behalf of
C.Instead of
D.In the aspect of

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I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point _________ .
A.around
B.along
C.across
D.about

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The amount of gravitational attraction between two objects depends on the mass of the objects and _________ .
A.what is the distance between them
B.the distance between them is
C.the distance between them
D.the distance what is between them

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The more you study during the semester, _________ the week before exam.
A.the less you have to study
B.you have to study the less
C.the less have you to study
D.the study less you have

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A few hours after the infection the feeling of numbness in your arm will _________ .
A.wear off
B.fade out
C.drop away
D.fall through

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When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost _________ .
A.jumped out of her skin
B.had a lump in her throat
C.took her breath away
D.kept her head

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I’m sure your bank manager will lend you a _________ ear when you explain the situation to him.
A.merciful
B.sympathetic
C.pitiful
D.compassionate