The reason why I didn’t go to Shanghai was a new job.

A. that I got
B. I got
C. because of getting
D. because I got

He has outgrown his for rock music.

A. pursue
B. dream
C. passion
D. ambition

The news merely fortified their .

A. association
B. conversion
C. intention
D. determination

The government has defense spending.

A. cut back on
B. cut back
C. cut back to
D. cut in

你这次要听我的，要知道， 双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。

A. You should follow me this time, as the proverb says, one bird at hand is much better than two.
B. You should take my advice this time, you know, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as the proverb goes.
C. You should listen to me in this case, you know, a bird in the cage is worth two in the woods, as the proverb goes.
D. You should think about my advice this time, as the proverb says, one bird in the cage is worth two in the woods.

这是因为，人们一般认为左撇子的右脑更发达，而右脑是控制特定类型创造性思维的脑半球。

A. This is because right-handers have stronger right-brain, and the right brain is for certain types of creative thinking.
B. This is because left-handers are supposedly right-brain dominant, and it is the hemisphere for creative thinking.
C. This is because left-handers are supposedly right-brain dominant, and the right brain is the hemisphere that controls certain types of creative thinking.
D. This is because left-handers are supposedly right-brain dominant, and the right brain is the hemisphere could think creatively.

现实就是，此次疫情过后，世界将彻底改变。

A. The reality is the world will never be the same after the coronavirus.
B. It is sure that the world will change into another one after the coronavirus.
C. After the coronavirus, the world will be different to a certain extent.
D. The truth is that the world will come into a different mode after the coronavirus.

他们见面时，一个已是有妇之夫，一个已是有夫之妇。

A. When they met again, they had already been married to each other.
B. When they met again, neither of them had got married.
C. When they met again, each had already been married to another.
D. When they met again, both had got married to each other.

科学家们此前已经在月球上发现了冰存在的迹象，也在月球稀薄的大气中发现了水蒸气存在的迹象。

A. Scientists have previously found pieces of ice on the Moon and water drops in its thin atmosphere.
B. Scientists have found slices of ice on the Moon and water in its thin atmosphere.
C. Scientists have previously confirmed the evidence of ice on the Moon and water in its thin atmosphere.
D. Scientists have previously found signs of ice on the Moon and water vapor in its thin atmosphere.

Directions: Match the words with their definitions.