—What do you think of his new design?

—It’s of even _________ practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm.

A.little B.less C.great D.greater

The heavy rain kept beating _________ the windows and we were all very frightened.

A.through B.against C.along D.across

_________you face a stressful situation, take a few moments to breathe deeply before you say or do anything.

A.Whenever B.However C.Whatever D.Anywhere

We all know that learning a foreign language ______ time and effort.

A.requires B.reduces

C.removes D.repeats

—_________ will our manager come back?

—Probably in two days. He has a lot of things to deal with.

A.How long B.How often C.How far D.How soon

The Chinese women’s volleyball team brought their fighting _________ to the court and finally won the gold medal at 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup.

A.stress B.symbol C.spirit D.energy

He promised to deal with such problems and he did do so. His word is _______ his action.

A.better than B.worse than C.as well as D.as good as

I never thought Tom _________ smoking for Lucy, but he finally made it! That’s the power of love!

A.will give up B.has given up C.would give up D.had given up

—I’m going to take that job. What do you say?

—Well, I think you’d better think twice. You can’t take a job _________ because it pays well, can you?

A.simply B.especially C.hardly D.really

—I don't think things are going to _______ here. Why not find a quiet place and sit down to talk about it?

—Yeah, that’s a good idea. Where do you think we should go then?

A.work out B.break out C.stay out D.try out