___, he failed to pass the test.

A. Hard although he tried.
B. He tried hard, though
C. Hard as he tried.
D. Though hard as he tried

____,the fire men were unable to quench the fire.

A. Try they would.
B. As they tried
C. What they tried.
D. Try as they would

Angiosperms inhabit relatively diverse environments and may be found___higher plants can survive

A. there.
B. where.
C. somewhere.
D. then

1. Fill in the gaps withwords or phrases givenin the box.（只需填入单词前的大写字母）A. concentration B. stimulatingC. accordinglyD. loose E. reality F. fabricG. if anythingH. intuition I. messJ. trifle K. at the turn of the century L. undermine1) Amy is an expert in her field, and is well-paid______.2) Some parents feel that the school structure is a bit______, allowing children too muchfreedom when choosing learning tasks.3) She needed all her powers of______to stop herself from slipping on the icy road.4) Monetary policyhasn'tbeen working because interest rates havebeen reduced to almost zero without_______theeconomy.5) It's the strongest natural_____and can stand very hightemperatures and be machine washed.6) So far as I know that people's tastes haven't changed much, and，_____, they are getting more diverse these days thanthey used to be.7) It's easier to find excuses for poor customer service than accept_____and do something about it.8) Often there' s no clear evidence one way or the other and you justhave to base your judgment on_____.9) He was dressed very casually, which made him look a_____out of place at the reception.10) My grandfather was born in Hong Kong ______and moved with his family to Britain in the early 1920s.11) We love having our grandchildren visit, but they always leavesuch a____for us to clean up afterwards.12) His mother died in the accident. But we didn't tellhim thenews as we were afraid that would____his confidence in full recovery.

Old age does more than _____ away our most cherished memories; it also seems to diminish our ability to imagine things.

A. put
B. break
C. steal
D. keep

I got ____ in the traffic jam, or I would have arrived earlier.

A. lost
B. sucked
C. stick
D. stuck

The consumer market is ____ with electronic goods.

A. compulsory
B. saturated
C. tropical
D. trivial

I will ____ my camera for your drill.

A. trade
B. account
C. apply
D. mistake

The president delivered a speech that contained praise ___ with blame.

A. charged
B. armed
C. contemplated
D. mingled

Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle ___ anything that was second best.