The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.

   A. get out      B. get through     C. get off      D. get over

Asia has achieved more in controlling the bird flu than Europe in the past few years, _______

       the number of people infected with the virus is going up sharply.

       A．when B．that   C．so that      D．where

The hard-working peasants and their happy life _____ we saw in the countryside made a wonderful impression on us.

  A. /     B. who     C. which      D. whom

All of the flowers now raised here have developed from those _____ in the forest.    

  A. once they grew             B. they grew once 

  C. that once grew              D. once grew

Mr. Johnson starts to work very early in the morning and goes on working until late in the afternoon ________a break at midday.

A. with　　　　 B. for　　　　　　C. as　　　　　　 D. through

I admired my classmate Lisa very much. ____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

A. Except for  B. But for  C. Apart from  D. In spite of

I asked him what he hoped _____ his birthday.

A. on on                         B. at at

C. to to                          D. for for

The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ___________ is often the case in other countries

A. as         B. that         C. so         D. it

The two sides have finally___________, though some small differences still exist.

A. made a decision            B. reached an agreement

C. settled down               D. broken up

The question came up at the meeting____________ we had enough money for our research.

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