Naturally, we don’t like ____ in the dark about anything that has a great deal to do with ourselves.

A. being kept
B. to be kept
C. having kept
D. be kept

The ball hit her ____ the head.

A. in
B. by
C. at
D. on

As soon as the class was over, the students began to speak____.

A. along
B. all along
C. at all
D. with along

The agreement has been kept______, but not on yours.

A. in our part
B. by our part
C. on our part
D. at out part

The new washing-machine has been______.

A. giving us trouble
B. getting us trouble
C. asking us trouble
D. looking for us trouble

In the first half, we had the advantage _____ the opposing team.

A. of
B. than
C. over
D. upon

His ____ of the basic structure is good but his vocabulary is limited.

A. hold
B. grip
C. grasp
D. seizure

I ____ your office on my way to work.

A. call at
B. call for
C. call in
D. call on

[音频]In the course of ______1____ years between ______2____ and______3____, China's economy grew by an average annual rate of ______4____, with its GDP, foreign trade and foreign exchange reserves jumping from ______5____ US dollars, ______6____ US dollars and ______7____ US dollars to over ______8____ US dollars, ______9____ US dollars and ______10____ US dollars respectively. China now is the world's ______11____ largest economy and the ______12____ largest trader.

[音频]China’s economic development has entered a new stage which is characteristically one of high growth and low inflation. The national economy continues to grow rapidly and market prices remain basically stable. Statistics for the last year show that China’s gross domestic product （GDP） reached ___1____ billion yuan （US$___2____）, an increase of ___3____ over the previous year, among which primary industry grew by ___4____, secondary industry ___5____, and tertiary industry ___6____. The margin of price rise continued to fall. Retail prices rose by ___7____ percent, representing a drop of ___8____ percentage points compared to the year before, and consumer prices rose by ___9____, ___10____ percentage points less than that of the previous year. Progress has been made in shifting the mode of economic growth. Economic efficiency improved, with the energy consumed for each ___11____ yuan of GDP decreasing by ___12____ compared to the level of the year before.