The sports meet, originally __________ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.

A. due to        B. thanks to               C. owing to             D. according to

 I _____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

A. lived             B. was living              C. have lived               D. had lived

We’ll have to think twice before we decide to buy a product an advertisement ______.

A. makes               B. suggests          C. performs                  D. confirms

Most plants rely on light from the sun, ______ one plant, moss, is able to make do with almost no light. 

A. but                    B. and                   C. so                       D. for

Persons under 18 ______ not be employed in night work in the United States.

A. can                  B. may                C. will                    D. shall

Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she      .

       A. gave way to         B. gave up         C. gave way              D. gave away   

―I have just passed my exam . I feel so relieved now .

―      !

       A. Cheer up         B. How awful        C. What a pity          D. Well done

 She had a tense expression on her face,       she was expecting trouble .

       A. even though        B. as though           C. so that                 D. now that 

― Excuse me. I want to buy some stamps, but I can’t find a post office. 

― I know ______ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you.

A. one                B. it                     C. that                         D. any                    

Research shows that the most effective learning takes        (發(fā)生，出現(xiàn))if you use quite (不同的)         approach. So make an agenda First,        (分割，分開)your wreck into 21 units or a day into three parts. Second, you will do better if you give yourself the interval         (在之間)work sessions. Although it         (聽起來)contradictory, a pause helps you to work more effectively. The       (課余的、業(yè)余的)time can be used to plan what you need to revise in the school curriculum, so you       (避免)overlooking part of it. Adjust your study plan and take time to    

(放松). In fact an efficient learned knows how to strike a        (平衡) between work and rest (首先，最重要的)all, don’t become rigid in you approach.

Not e         can go to university. There are just too many candidates for the available places, so if you don’t get in, don’t give up! All is not            . There is a format to s          . First prepare and make a plan for your future learn a trade or a       for a variety of jobs. Second, when you get e         , work hard. Think how you can do better than the ethers. Make sure w      job you are offered is done well and efficiently. In this way you can improve your chances promotion w         a university diploma. Even when you work, you can still have many chances of receiving f        education. Do ______ positive. Life is w        you make it!