suzy________ her brain , and finally found the answer.




A.picked
B.racked
C.overused
D.scratched

It doesn’t matter what position you hold in society everyone is_____to the same laws.




A.object
B.restricted
C.controlled
D.subject

Advertising on TV is very expensive now. ______,there is no shortage of companies competing for air time




A.moreover
B.whereas
C.nonetheless
D.consequently

how many companies shared the cost of constructing the pipeline ?




A.12
B.3
C.4
D.8

Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each member of the consortium would pay ?




A.how many people worked for each company
B.how much oil field land each company owned
C.how long each company has owned land in the oil fields
D.how many oil wells were located on the company’s land

One often expends far more energy in marathon run than expected




A.exhausts
B.consumes
C.spends
D.reserves

We cannot clean up all the polluted seas and rivers. Nor we can stop the disappearance of plants and animals.




A.cannot
B.all
C.we can
D.disappearance

He started computer programming as soon as he left school.




A.No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B.Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C.No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D.After he left school, he had started computer programming.

I / strong / advise / you / take part / volunteer works /




A.I am strong advise that you should take part in volunteer works
B.I stronlyg advise that you might take part for volunteer works
C.I strongly advise that you should take part in volunteer works
D.I am strong in advising you to take part in volunteer works

George Stephenson , an English engineer , ____ to haul coal from mines.




A.traveling engine that he constructed
B.constructed a traveling engine
C.which was constructed in a traveling engine
D.he was constructed in a traveling engine