______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time．

A．A bit more efforts                                       B．Keep up your spirits

C．If you double your efforts                                  D．Making greater efforts

After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to____ his health．

A．take up          B．hold up        C．make up         D．pick up

Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task．

A．balance           B．process        C．equality           D．pattern（C）

Knowing the meaning of a word is one thing; yet using it both grammatically and communicatively properly is quite ______．

A．much                B．a(chǎn)nother         C．little          D．many

As the visiting prime minister puts it, China’s influence in the world will continue to strengthen______ its economy grows．

A．a(chǎn)lthough         B．until         C．a(chǎn)s         D．before

I’m sure that your letter will get _______attention．They know you’re waiting for it．

A．continued         B．immediate         C．careful         D．general

Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to _______

A．give out         B．give in          C．give away          D．give off

—It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?

—Yes．I love ______ when the weather is like this．Why don’t we sit outside and have our lunch?

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

So difficult _____ it to adjust to an English-speaking environment that he determined to learn English hard．

A．he has felt        B．has he felt         C．he did feel          D．did he feel

Many people in the city wonder _____the city officials have the information they need to solve the problem．

A．that         B．whether          C．what         D．which