The DSDP can be said to be _______in terms of geological exploration.
A.a total flop
B.a west of time and effort
C.a great success
D.of crucial importance

I didn’t have an umbrella, __________I got wet.
 
A.so                               
B.but                                
C.however                    
D.therefore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He was utterly devastated by the news.
A.surprise       
B.happy                  
C.upset                          
D.shocked

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Nowadays more and more students _________ work in mountainous areas in summers.
A.voluntarily
B.volunteer
C.volunteers
D.voluntary

________ (42)
A.that
B.where
C.how
D.which

(35)
A.to make    
B.making        
C.made           
D.make

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_________ who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States.
A.Abraham Lincoln               
B.He was Abraham Lincoln
C.It was Abraham Lincoln              
D.Abraham Lincoln was

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
She has made great contribution to our company through______ wide knowledge and practical, down-to-earth approach.
A.she 
B.hers
C.herself
D.her

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Despite her difficult living condition, Marie Curie worked very hard and ______ her ambition of becoming a scientist.
A.obtained                             
B.got       
C.realized                   
D.reached

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I ______      on this project for many consecutive days without success.
A.had been working
B.had worked      
C.have been working       
D.have been worked