They were hunting for a person ____ him ____ a stepping stone.

         A. like; as B. like; like        C. as; like D. as; as

Mr Zhang is mild in character. He never shouts ____ he is very angry.

A. if       B. even

C. though       D. even when

I hardly know anyone in the villiage________William and you.

A. besides   B. apart from   C. except for    D. including

The third women’ s conference ______ in the USA this summer talked about women’s rights in the developing countries.

   A. to be sponsored     B. sponsoring    C.sponsored      D.was sponsored

Don’t be too general. Please give a ______suggestion on how to deal with this difficulty.

A. concrete    B. abstract     C. complete      D. fragrant

The meeting will begin in 10 minutes, ________we can sing a few songs

A. though   B. however   C. meanwhile     D. besides

—How do you deal with their objections to our plan？

—I think we can safely ____ them since our plan is made on a scientific basis.

A. approve  B.dismiss  C.distribute  D.disgust

The twins are so much alike that no one can ________one from the other.

  A. distinguish   B. separate    C. identify    D. recognize

Why was he turned down from the office when he had all the appropriate _______for the job?

  A. identification    B. qualifications    C. certificates    D. conditions

Though his report was not quite to the point, it__________ very well as a whole.

A. resulted in   B. came across   C. gave out    D. turned up