1 Despite the nation's rich resources of oil and gas,almost

1 Despite the nation's rich resources of oil and gas,almost half of the people live ___ poverty.
A in B on C with D by
2 This community is so small that ___ seems to know ___.
A one...the other B each...other C everyone...everyone D everyone...everyone else
3 ___ General Eisenhower who had just retired from the army won ___ majority in the election.
A The...the B A...a C A...the D /...a
4 The athlete was forbidden from running the race for testing positive for doping,thus ___ the chance of winning the prize.
A to miss B missed C missing D having missed
5 Flu season arrives every autumn ___ the turning of leaves.
A as inevitable as B so inevitable C as inevitably as D so inevitably as
6 The widening gap between the rich and the poor would become ___.
A the most explosive the dynasty's problem
B the dynasty most explosive problem
C the dynasty's most explosive problem
D the dynasty's the most explosive problem
7 These books ___ have been borrowed from this libiary since it is not open to the public.
A shouldn't B needn't C mustn't D can't
8 The more excited she became,___ for her to put across her ideas.
A the more difficult was it B the more it was difficult
C the more difficult it was D it was the more difficult
9 Food can go bad even in a refrigerator if ___ there for more than a week.
A left B leaving C having left D to be left
10 When you eat healthily,you feel better and live better — and that's ___ fitness is all about.
A which B that C what D how
11 Little of the earth's solid surface has been seen by humans,___ much of it lies below the oceans.
A just as B as C but D where
12 The police helicopter managed to land on the roof and rescued all the people ___ the fire burnt up to the top of the building.
A after B before C until D while
13 Jacqueline bought a postcard of the place she was visiting,addressed it to ___ and then posted it at the nearly post office.
A her B hers C herself D her own
14 Some people seem to think by using a foreign word they can make a subject seem new,___ makes it easier for the media to pick up.
A and B what C whichever D which
15 Experts studied the area and drew up a map for the local people,forecasting the year ___ the sea would swallow up their homes.
A because B which C till D when
16 Although many people view conflict as bad,conflict is sometimes useful ___ it forces people to test their attitudes and behavior.
A by which B to which C in that D so that

1 a
2 d
3 a
4 b
5 a
6 c
7 d
8 c
9 a
10 c
11 b
12 b
13 c
14 d
15 d
16 c